Too bad neighbors that weren't neighbors before the airport was there aren't generally "good neighbors ".

Three Chinooks and a couple of Blackhawks IIRC making noise in the back yard.
A bit louder than the Coopers Hawks and Crows.

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Close up if the benign Chinese balloon from the U2 plane. You can see the round antenna in the center in the four fans on either side.


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Soviet Tupolev Tu-4 bomber. Reverse engineered copy of the B-29.
During the war a few Boeing B-29s inadvertently landed in the Soviet Union after bombing missions over Japan. After the war the US demanded the aircraft back but the Soviets refused. Stalin ordered Tupoloev to copy the aircraft exactly.

The Tu-95 long range strategic bomber was a development of the Tu-85 which was born from the Tu-4 bomber.

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I heard that the Russians were told to make an exact copy of the B-29 and they all knew that if it was not identical, they would be shot or sent to Siberia. The B-29 they copied had been in battle and had a hole blown in the fuselage from shrapnel and the skin was patched in the field with a crude patch to make it airworthy. The Russians copied that patch perfectly.

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KCGX (Meigs)- 20 years ago this month, Mrs. Daley finally got her Park. I was lucky enough to stop by in August of '02. I had to drop off some documents with one of our clients. Unforgettable flight- logged an hour of actual (coming in from Toledo Suburban). Shot the GPS 36, and I distinctly remember breaking out just over the Museum. Glorious memory.

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Cooking on a Porsche 911- The herbal butter made the difference.
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y'all rotorheads are nuts :D

Does anyone catch Dan Gryder's YouTube videos "Probably Cause "?. I'm not a pilot, but am fascinated by the concept of doing things so that you don't kill yourself. Gryder goes over fatal and severe Aviation mishaps each week and tries to glean what happened and what might have prevented the crash/ death.
The guy can seem abrasive as all get out, but it is hard to disagree his message: we don't do enough to train general Aviation pilots to stay out of trouble and how to deal with emergencies.

Stay safe.
Les

Most pilots have a different view of Mr. Gryder.
He has very little respect as he jumps to his conclusions from behind his computer before the FAA or NTSB even arrives on site to investigate.
He convinces himself of the cause, then looks for supporting evidence (kinda like some of the posts in PARF).
He's quick to throw other pilots under the bus, while insinuating he's a super pilot that can do no wrong.

He may have some good ideas on how not to stall an aircraft, but his accident speculations are trash. He crashed a plane in a very basic way not very long ago into a corn field. Of course, not his fault.

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No argument regarding DGs accident evaluation. What keeps a craft flying is simple physics. Fall outside the envelope and your next stop is Mother Earth.
The part of his message I find compelling is the simple training standards which are OK for general Aviation but are really only a starting point for military and most commercial flyers.
His recent interview with a fellow from Louisiana (with 1500 hours) who crashed into a field in Texas was a very good reminder that many folks are getting by only because they haven't found themselves in a situation where their training and experience are no longer applicable. The guy had an engine malfunction, didn't declare an emergency until it quit, lowered his gear to help lose altitude and ended up stalling the aircraft about 30 feet up.
I look at it as a parallel to our driver training in this part of the world. We all know how minimal that is, with no follow up. Granted, getting a general aviation license is a more involved process but what happens after that?
How do you prepare for power loss on take off? Does anyone plan where they will set down in that scenario?
As I said before, I am not a pilot and aside from wanting some time at the controls with an instructor pilot, I am just exploring general aviation in light aircraft. I like "low and slow" but recognize the truism that crashes happen when you run out of altitude, airspeed and ideas. I was at one time in my life, a Boy Scout. I have a firm belief in "Be prepared!".
Thanks for letting me ramble.
Les

I prefer The Air Safety institute, which i think is funded by insurance company


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Another fun one for Seahawk
This was a Blackhawksea or SeaBlackHawk.. depends on who you ask
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I think the cause is very obvious, very stupid flying
And very lucky he managed to put it down after that without having to swim , those blades must be extremely tough

Pilots must perform a Flight Review and get signed off by an instructor every two years.
While there is no exact syllabus, emergency procedures are practiced, and any new regulations are discussed.

This is the bare minimum for VFR.
Instrument flying requires far more. Let your proficiency lapse, and you're no longer legal until taking another check ride and instructor sign off.

Insurance policies for high performance airplanes often require additional training specific to that airplane on a regular basis.

Sure, there are plenty of "weekend warriors" doing enough stupid human tricks to provide the YouTube pretend investigators an excuse to sit at their computer and blab away for clicks.

While sometimes entertaining, please remember that just like the 24 hour "news" channels, accuracy isn't as important as generating clicks.

Picture taken yesterday of Bugs headed to his hangar:

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There is no statute of limitations on "flat hatting" so...:D

The main rotor blades on the 60 series have titanium spars and leading edges, then honey comb aluminum for the rest.

The swept end of the blades helps with blade stall and are "sacrificial", meaning they can are designed to detach if they hit an obstruction like a tree or in the case of the video, water.

Better lucky than good.

Lucky indeed, how big are those swept ends?? how much margin for error is there between the sweept end and the actual blade?

how big of a wave does it take to over come that margin?

I can't imagine what he was trying to proove... except that in a fly the lowest competition there is no prize for tying the record :D