Looking at the deer, it appears the prop may be over pitched a bit.
Wow, that deer must have been able to jump really high...
Shame on the jokes. What's wrong with you guys. Not funny in my book. If or when this happens to you, you will understand, it not fun or funny, at all.
Shame on the jokes. What's wrong with you guys. Not funny in my book. If or when this happens to you, you will understand, it not fun or funny, at all.
Is this considered a prop strike? Compliance with Lycoming's service letter?
Best,
Odd - while a real hazard to moving things, this photo looks a little odd for a moving plane with gear damage so close to the subject.
Obviously photoshopped is what I say!
Cleaved isn't even the right word, more like a star wars light saber. It's also made the rounds on reddit, which is all anyone needs to know to call bs.
I know nothing of the photo or the circumstances. The co-worker does not either.
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?
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.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.
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.