N507RV "Sweet Escape" Engine Out - Page 3

BCP Boys · #21 10-01-2015, 09:45 PM

Great news that you all were not hurt. As someone said already, planes are replaceable. You obviously did a fantastic job getting the plane to what seemed to be a good field. It's tough to tell even when you are low and just checking out the area. Great job piloting and God bless.

ijustwannafly · #22 10-01-2015, 11:13 PM

Obviously you did a great job just remembering to fly the plane no matter what

Glad you are both safe.

chopperchops · #23 10-02-2015, 05:02 AM

It is sad to see the bent tin, but I'm glad to hear you are ok!
I work for the ATSB (Australian version of the NTSB) and it s funny, I only gave a presentation to my local chapter (Chapter 15 Brisbane) last night about managing partial power loss, and ultimately total loss of power. One of the points I kept harping on about was to fly the aircraft...maintain speed and attitude etc to within the aircrafts and your limits.
From what I see here is you did a perfect job! You stayed in command of your machine and got yourselves down safely!
Well done, congratulations, and I'm extatic that you are here to post on VAF!!!

eisnerrv4 · #24 10-02-2015, 06:57 AM

Bryon, glad to see you and your girlfriend are ok. I hate seeing this sort of thing. Hope everything works out fine.

RyanS · #25 10-02-2015, 07:26 AM

Bryon,

So glad you both walked away. In hindsight, should opening the canopy on short final be part of the emergency extremely-soft-field landing procedure?

Thanks,
Ryan

moll780 · #26 10-02-2015, 07:34 AM

like all the sentiments posted here, glad you two are ok!
I've been following you on instagram and your flying exploits have been wonderful and inspiring. Hope to see you in the air sooner than later!

MK77 · #27 10-02-2015, 09:00 AM

It's been said but again, superb job flying the airplane and maintaining control all the way till she flipped! That's the way to do it. Really glad you are both came out of this unharmed.

luv2flypilot · #28 10-02-2015, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by RyanS

Bryon,

So glad you both walked away. In hindsight, should opening the canopy on short final be part of the emergency extremely-soft-field landing procedure?

Thanks,
Ryan

Ryan, I always practice landing on the mains and keeping my nose up as long as I can just about every time I land in the event this ever did happen to me. I also practice periodically simulated emergency landings over my airport and go through emergency procedures in my head for different emergency scenarios as we can never be too safe. As far as opening the canopy as part of my scenarios I think through periodically, I remember an EAA meeting we had a few years back when an emergency coast guard rescue member indicated that it would be a good idea for a water landing. I like the fact that the canopy protected me since the frame worked as a roll bar. If you look at the photos of my plane sitting in my hangar, you will see that the canopy frame took a bit of the impact and saved our heads in my opinion. Maybe others have an opinion on this as well that can chime in.

luv2flypilot · #29 10-02-2015, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by moll780

like all the sentiments posted here, glad you two are ok!
I've been following you on instagram and your flying exploits have been wonderful and inspiring. Hope to see you in the air sooner than later!

Thanks Moll780

I have enjoyed every minute in this aircraft. Van's are in my mind the most versatile and fun airplane to fly. I have had a great time working with GoPro, my aerobatic instructor, and most of all fellow pilots, EAA members, & Van's builders along the way.

My Instagram photos may not quite be as exciting with my baby in the hangar waiting for the insurance and NTSB to sort things out. I would love to share my exploits and follow others that are here on Instagram. Feel free to follow me if your on there. My user name is the same as it is here luv2flypilot.

Russ McCutcheon · #30 10-02-2015, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by luv2flypilot

Ryan, I always practice landing on the mains and keeping my nose up as long as I can just about every time I land in the event this ever did happen to me. I also practice periodically simulated emergency landings over my airport and go through emergency procedures in my head for different emergency scenarios as we can never be too safe. As far as opening the canopy as part of my scenarios I think through periodically, I remember an EAA meeting we had a few years back when an emergency coast guard rescue member indicated that it would be a good idea for a water landing. I like the fact that the canopy protected me since the frame worked as a roll bar. If you look at the photos of my plane sitting in my hangar, you will see that the canopy frame took a bit of the impact and saved our heads in my opinion. Maybe others have an opinion on this as well that can chime in.

I?m not sure how much the canopy frame would help you, I suspect what did help you the most is the actual roll bar, on a slider it?s in front of your head so on a nose over your head is up hill from the roll bar and the ground, on a tipper the roll bar is behind your head so in a nose over in a tipper it?s going to crush everything on a straight line between the top of the cowl and the roll bar. At the very least I think you will have more room to maneuver inside the plane after this kind of event in the slider verses the tipper.

I hate seeing these kind of photos, very happy you guys are ok!