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05-31-2015, 04:18 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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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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05-31-2015, 04:51 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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That was an incredible recovery and water ditching and even rescue!
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05-31-2015, 05:01 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Warwickshire UK
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From the ASN:
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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.
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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.
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05-31-2015, 05:32 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
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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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05-31-2015, 08:14 PM
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Roll call. Does anybody know the pilots' identities? VAFers? Luca?
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05-31-2015, 08:21 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Destin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by scrollF4
Roll call. Does anybody know the pilots' identities? VAFers? Luca?
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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.
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05-31-2015, 08:40 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Warwickshire UK
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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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05-31-2015, 11:31 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 112
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Very sad, I know Luigi and have met him several times in Italy.
I hope he has not been injured.
Barry
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05-31-2015, 11:47 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Sydney Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Albery
From the ASN:
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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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.
Last edited by Malndi : 05-31-2015 at 11:57 PM.
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06-01-2015, 04:55 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Montreal
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Does anyone know if he was successfully rescued?
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