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03-21-2013, 11:53 PM
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Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
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Sounds like he did a great job of turning lemons into lemonade.
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03-22-2013, 04:46 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Louisville, Ga
Posts: 7,840
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Skill?
Wow. only a very few other airplanes can land on a soccer field?
+ 1 for Van's RV's.
Best,
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Pierre Smith
RV-10, 510 TT
RV6A (Sojourner) 180 HP, Catto 3 Bl (502Hrs), gone...and already missed
Air Tractor AT 502B PT 6-15 Sold
Air Tractor 402 PT-6-20 Sold
EAA Flight Advisor/CFI/Tech Counselor
Louisville, Ga
It's never skill or craftsmanship that completes airplanes, it's the will to do so,
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03-22-2013, 04:53 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Newport, TN
Posts: 7,496
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Great job! Can't wait to hear the story from him...
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03-22-2013, 05:42 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Stuart, FL /Hartford, CT/Virgin Gorda,BVI
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that was great airmanship. impressive.
the hero in the book i was reading last night escaped off the mountain in a ultralite and landed in a soccer field at night. clive cussler devils gate. 
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RV6-A 5,200+ hrs, R-44 1,600 hrs, Helicycle 320 hrs, gyro sold,35,000 miles flown in 2015 
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03-22-2013, 07:23 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
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They do say in the story, and you can see in the video, that the right wing struck a sign on the way in. Looks like minor damage to the leading edge near the outboard end of the fuel tank.
Nice work getting it down safely in a tight area. Makes me want to go practice short field landings...
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1996 RV-6 "Tweety" C-FRBP (formerly N196RV)
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03-22-2013, 07:44 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Tampa (BKV)
Posts: 926
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I've always wondered how a plane is recovered from an area like that. Will they allow you to take back off once fixed or do you have to disassemble and trailer back to the airport? A rural road is one thing, but a soccer field in town?
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03-22-2013, 09:10 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Louisville, Ga
Posts: 7,840
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Bill, that really varies by area. A pilot of mine ran an Air Tractor out of fuel, a couple years ago, next to a 4-lane highway in our rural area and landed on it.
The sheriff's deputy was a kind, considerate sort and he stopped traffic for us to take off...what little traffic there was.
More than likely, this one will probably have to have its wings removed and trailered back. A soccer field is really short, even diagonally.
Best,
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Pierre Smith
RV-10, 510 TT
RV6A (Sojourner) 180 HP, Catto 3 Bl (502Hrs), gone...and already missed
Air Tractor AT 502B PT 6-15 Sold
Air Tractor 402 PT-6-20 Sold
EAA Flight Advisor/CFI/Tech Counselor
Louisville, Ga
It's never skill or craftsmanship that completes airplanes, it's the will to do so,
Patrick Kenny, EAA 275132
Dues gladly paid!
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03-22-2013, 09:14 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 1,125
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And no bent nosewheel. Nice job!!!
Thanks for taking one for the team. Now we all know that soccer fields are a viable place to put it down if need be...if, there are no soccer players present!
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San Jose, CA
RV-9A
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First flight: 5/28/12, Memorial Day.
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03-22-2013, 09:29 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Rochester, MN
Posts: 710
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I've landed my plane on a soccer field hundreds of times with room to spare.
(RC glider, but can't be much different  )
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