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Old 10-22-2009, 09:36 PM
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Just because this thread has RV related written all over it, I'm going to say this... we truely don't have any RV drivers that would ever assume this position that's for sure... I hope! Very... Very STUPID!!
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Old 10-22-2009, 10:03 PM
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Ya no, there's not really a lot to learn from the truly stupid. You learn from smart people making poor decisions in situations where you might find yourself making the same decisions, not from idiots doing things that no rational person would consider. Some village is missing its idiot.
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Old 10-22-2009, 10:12 PM
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Well stated Sir! Words of wisdom I say...



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Ya no, there's not really a lot to learn from the truly stupid. You learn from smart people making poor decisions in situations where you might find yourself making the same decisions, not from idiots doing things that no rational person would consider. Some village is missing its idiot.
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Old 10-23-2009, 09:12 AM
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Some village is missing its idiot.
LMAO - Quote of the day!
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Old 10-23-2009, 11:38 AM
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Default how close is close?

I'm curious why we'd call this a near miss or close call ( with death I guess?)

this is impact with terrain, a hit .....not a miss. Just not solid enough to bring down a bonanza.
no injuries, great.
a lesson for some of us? Surely.
(Caution: some clouds may contain rocks.)

It would Never happen to me.
....well, no more than once, right?
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Old 10-23-2009, 12:52 PM
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I'm curious why we'd call this a near miss or close call ( with death I guess?)

this is impact with terrain, a hit .....not a miss. Just not solid enough to bring down a bonanza.
no injuries, great.
a lesson for some of us? Surely.
(Caution: some clouds may contain rocks.)

It would Never happen to me.
....well, no more than once, right?
Tanya and I were just talking about that last night. This WAS Actual controlled flight into terrain.
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Old 10-23-2009, 01:28 PM
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What if he was flying 1 foot lower?
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Old 10-23-2009, 11:23 PM
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What if he was flying 1 foot lower?
then this thread wouldn't exist. It would be just another imc accident and forgotten by all but the relatives of the deceased.
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Old 10-24-2009, 06:12 AM
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Default When I was a green ag pilot....

....back in the early 70's, I drug an Agtruck wingtip in the soybeans one summer and darn near lost it. You'd be amazed at how little of a hit can go a long ways to your demise. I noticed the Bo yawing as it hit....totally asinine flight into IMC.

Yeah, the village idiot,
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Old 10-24-2009, 08:31 AM
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The lucky village idiot. Would that he had used that quota of luck (if there is such a thing) buying a Powerball ticket.
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