Re:FAA investigating controversial crash video
by kortilla on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @08:22PM
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Irrelevant, this isn’t a high speed aircraft, which totally changes the risk calculus of a crash landing.
Re:FAA investigating controversial crash video
by tata71 on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @09:18PM
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It's also not being flown in warzone...wtf
Re:FAA investigating controversial crash video
by sio8ohPi on Thursday December 30, 2021 @01:26AM
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The manuals I refer to advise a bail-out under some conditions, even flying stateside. For example, this manual is for students training in the AT-6:
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth873939/m1/76/
"Never attempt a night landing except on a lighted field. So if you are completely lost at night, you have no other choice than to jump. Climb to at least 3000ft (above the terrain), trim your airplane for level flight, cut the switches, and bail out. It may be heartbreaking to crash a fine airplane -- but it beats cashing in your own chips."
"If your fuel supply is running low, if the terrain (mountains, swamps, water, or heavily timbered area) offers no possible landing place, you must bail out."
"If there is no suitable field and the weather is closing in from all sides, climb to 3000ft, trim your airplane, cut the switches, and bail out."
Re:FAA investigating controversial crash video
by ZanyProgrammer on Thursday December 30, 2021 @09:25AM
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Military pilots are gonna be wearing parachutes.
Civilian private pilots don't.
Mind you, those planes stall at much higher speeds, and those pilots all wore parachutes and trained on how to bail out if needed. But I wouldn't go so far as to say there's never any reason to jump.
I agree the video looks intentional.