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Old 10-22-2014, 04:41 PM
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I know nothing of the photo or the circumstances. The co-worker does not either.
LOL! I always try to refrain from calling someone a BS'er without more info.

No matter if it was shop'd, staged, or the gut job finished off after the fact... the crime scene was definitely tampered with. I just hope the meat didn't go to waste.
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Old 10-22-2014, 06:38 PM
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Folks...BEWARE THE INTERNET.

The pilot here lives 1/4 mile up the road from me. He called me the day before yesterday (Monday) to tell me about the incident. He said he wanted to keep a low profile on the whole business, and I agreed with him.

He's a 25 year USAF vet (a wrench), and I wouldn't have built my -8 without his help and advice. The strip behind his house he carved out of the woods himself.

He spent 11 years building his -3, how would you feel if this happened to you?
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Old 10-22-2014, 07:17 PM
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Folks...BEWARE THE INTERNET.

The pilot here lives 1/4 mile up the road from me. He called me the day before yesterday (Monday) to tell me about the incident. He said he wanted to keep a low profile on the whole business, and I agreed with him.

He's a 25 year USAF vet (a wrench), and I wouldn't have built my -8 without his help and advice. The strip behind his house he carved out of the woods himself.

He spent 11 years building his -3, how would you feel if this happened to you?

Well then... somebody, he knows pretty well, took the picture and posted it on the internet... without being so cordial to his secretive plight. Cat's out of the bag. You can see a grin on his face too. So let's hear the whole story... it's not like the FAA and PETA are going to come hunting him down.
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Old 10-22-2014, 07:32 PM
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Sure enough... on reddit.com it states "my friend hit a deer with his plane".
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Old 10-22-2014, 08:03 PM
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I am very surprised that some of the people posting think hitting a deer funny. Bet you would not think it was funny if it happened to you.
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Old 10-23-2014, 07:46 AM
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Always a concern at sundown and sun up, at least where I base. A GRT FLIR camera / EFIS display almost makes sense if it would let you see the deer off to the sides of the runway.

On a few occasions multiple low passes have been needed to clear the deer away before landing. Take offs give you fewer options.



That looks like a very fine job of driving! Not nice for the RV but it could have been much worse.
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Old 10-23-2014, 08:30 AM
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Well then... somebody, he knows pretty well, took the picture and posted it on the internet... without being so cordial to his secretive plight. Cat's out of the bag. You can see a grin on his face too. So let's hear the whole story... it's not like the FAA and PETA are going to come hunting him down.
As long as we're guessing. I'm betting the deer did indeed get whacked. Must have been producing a lot of power to whack it in two. But I'm guessing the pieces were set in front of the plane for proper photo documentation of the event.

As for it being funny. Maybe, maybe not. I personally hate to see a scratch on an RV. As for the deer - there is no shortage of them in my neck of the woods.

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Old 10-23-2014, 10:37 AM
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Unless he forgot to yell "clear" and the the deer was standing midsection to the rotation of the prop I am going to call fake. Seems there would be more cuts on the deer had he been moving.
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Old 10-23-2014, 03:01 PM
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I would have staged that poor deer with its head facing the other way.
A seriously new perspective on hind sight.
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Old 10-25-2014, 04:48 AM
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Unless he forgot to yell "clear" and the the deer was standing midsection to the rotation of the prop I am going to call fake. Seems there would be more cuts on the deer had he been moving.
I might have thought the same thing before a month ago when I took these shots after my hangar mate accomplished the same thing landing at dusk in his Lancair (at 39N). One clean cut through the spine. Repair estimate is over 40K so far, not including paint job, and he has a 2K deductible. Barrett Engines will be doing IRAN. A Columbia 400 (or Cessna 400, not sure what you call it) w/ 6 cyl. Continental landed a few hours later and also struck a deer, right into the prop. Apparently his bill is approaching 100K and he has a big deductible (something like 20K). Terrible time of year for deer strikes, obviously (no more eve/night flights for me).

Sorry for poor quality night cell phone shots and blood and gore.

https://picasaweb.google.com/1150031...21714827607346

https://picasaweb.google.com/1150031...21782777547474

https://picasaweb.google.com/1150031...22101566950514

https://picasaweb.google.com/1150031...22500348774754

https://picasaweb.google.com/1150031...22771384096418

https://picasaweb.google.com/1150031...22565482508834

https://picasaweb.google.com/1150031...22107988639986

[Edit: Sorry for multiple links; thought actual photos would load.]

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