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  • A+B=Crash

    Very scary to see it in real time. My friend Jose from Guatemala had a trike crash

    Tags: Accident, Engine out, Unexpected, Broken Arm, Bold Pilot

  • Flying in Hawaii with Birds of Paradise in Nov. 2007

    Tags: REVO, Revo, Accident, Kauai, Hawaii, Crash, Fatality

  • Aviation Safety & Unrealistic Expectations

    Has the exemplary aviation safety record become its own worst enemy because it instills unrealistic expectations of risk in the minds of those fly? As a consequence, reactions to these infrequent but unpreventable circumstances instantly climbs to a level above and beyond hyperbole. - See more...

    Tags: Safety, Accident, Expectation

  • Not a lucky Pilot

      Vegas man crashes two planes at same airport one year apart

    Tags: crash, fixed wing, accident

  • Best way to exit a narrow box canyon?

    "Of course, don’t get in a box canyon is the easy answer for this one, but that does not answer the question. We are all aware of the accident over the East River in New York City wherein the pilot was unable to turn around in the available space and struck an apartment buildin...

    Tags: Safety, Box Canyon, accident, answer

  • 2010 ~ Jan 13: Fatal Hypoxia blackout, over 20,564 ft (6,268 metres) WITHOUT Oxygen- Conquest of the Andes", Chimborazo, Ecuador

    This is all I can find now.  I remember reading about it when it happened, Omar Contreras was planning to fly his trike over the highest peaks in the Andes to riase money for charity.  He was an EXTREMELY experienced pilot.  He had Oxygen available, but reportedly he did not lik...

    Tags: Fatality, Crash, Hypoxia, blackout, Oxygen, Conquest of the Andes, Chimborazo, Ecuador, Trike, oacute, pilotos, latitudes, jorge, accident

  • Incident Report

    Incident Report 20/02/2017 at 0845 hours.Yarrawonga Aerodrome YYWGMETAR:Wind 230 degreesWind speed 10kts on groundARFOR:Wind 2000 feet 260 degreesWind speed 20kts.Cloud NILTurbulence NILAircraft:Airborne XT-912 Outback with Cruze wing.Registration: 32-4882Flight crew:Student pilot: John Hancock.T...

    Tags: accident, crash

  • "912's are killing people !! " -- is this the ramblings of an old Kook ?

    Some say John "Ole" Olson ( @wingedgringo ) is crazy or weird for mentioning that several fatalities have involved 912 engines.  To paraphrase "912s are killing people !!"   What do you think?  Do you buy what some in one segment of the industry say---  ...

    Tags: Rotax, 912, accident, killing people, people, killing, crazy