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Old 05-31-2015, 04:18 PM
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Default RV mid air

A friend sent me this link. Can't quite figure out where it happened. Lots of different camera angles in thumbnails below video.

http://www.youreporter.it/video_Air_...a_3_telecamere
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Old 05-31-2015, 04:51 PM
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That was an incredible recovery and water ditching and even rescue!
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Old 05-31-2015, 05:01 PM
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Two aircraft were performing an aerobatics display along the coastline at Alba Adriatica, Italy, when they collided in mid-air. One aircraft, Van's RV-8 I-LOVI, lost a wing and crashed into the sea, killing the pilot.
The pilot of the other aircraft, Van's RV-7 I-AMEL, managed to make a forced landing on the shoreline, causing the airplane to flip upside down.
Horrific to watch, but thankful that there was help to rescue the RV-7 pilot. That could be very difficult to self rescue inverted in shallow water.
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Old 05-31-2015, 05:32 PM
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Default Ditching versus trees

Recalling the prior discussion of ditching versus landing in trees, I think I'll take my chances in the trees. John
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Old 05-31-2015, 08:14 PM
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Roll call. Does anybody know the pilots' identities? VAFers? Luca?
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Old 05-31-2015, 08:21 PM
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Roll call. Does anybody know the pilots' identities? VAFers? Luca?
Two aircraft were performing an aerobatics display along the coastline at Alba Adriatica, Italy, when they collided in mid-air. One aircraft, Van's RV-8 I-LOVI, lost a wing and crashed into the sea, killing the pilot.
The pilot of the other aircraft, Van's RV-7 I-AMEL, managed to make a forced landing on the shoreline, causing the airplane to flip upside down.
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Old 05-31-2015, 08:40 PM
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From the display team website, the RV-8 belonged to MARCO RICCI and the RV-7 to LUIGI WILMO FRANCESCHETTI.

They were partaking in a display with the air base nearby.
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Old 05-31-2015, 11:31 PM
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Very sad, I know Luigi and have met him several times in Italy.
I hope he has not been injured.

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Old 05-31-2015, 11:47 PM
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Horrific to watch, but thankful that there was help to rescue the RV-7 pilot. That could be very difficult to self rescue inverted in shallow water.
Horrific indeed. Thankfully the RV7 pilot has done an excellent job of controlling his damaged aircraft and putting it down right where help was available. Hope he is ok.

Ditching in an RV is one of my greatest concerns so I hope we can learn more about this event. I watched several of the video clips and it's clear from one of the views the pilot managed to get the slider canopy almost fully open prior to ditching, but in another view the high deceleration from the first contact with the water appears to have slammed it shut even before the aircraft went over. That in itself could cause a head injury. I have a lifehammer attached to the side panel but I doubt it's effectiveness in a ditching.

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Old 06-01-2015, 04:55 AM
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Does anyone know if he was successfully rescued?
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