The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - Should have cut the throttle halfway down the runway....

Should have cut the throttle halfway down the runway.... (reply)

Bob Hatfield — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:45:49 +0000

I'll swear in the 1st camera slow motion near the end you can see the camera show a Kindle or an some type of big IPOD type thingy in the pilots hand.

Nice warm day for them though.

Bob

...Lucky to be alive... (reply)

Fivegunner — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 21:37:06 +0000

Thank God they got out alive, very stupid why take a chance?

High, hot, heavy, and underpowered 'll get ya. (reply)

Jared — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:06:00 +0000

That is not exactly the plane I would chose for such endeavors.

I am wondering if he didn't blow a jug or something. On the original video I thought I heard a pitch change, in the second video I am almost sure of it, and his AOA appears to increase slightly with the noise change right before he heads down. I am on my IPad so the Speakers are not that great and I could be all wrong.

I have had to bounce one once or twice to finally get airborne it is not a good feeling. An am sure he was to heavy for the DA, but I think there might be more to it.

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Rob Leahy — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:50:39 +0000

High, hot, heavy, and underpowered 'll get ya. (reply)

MR — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:17:56 +0000

I get 9150 density altitude.

Should have cut the throttle halfway down the runway....

Byron — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:02:22 +0000

Pilot clearly saw lack of power...had plenty of places to set down...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDu0jYiz-v8&feature=player_embedded

FAA will rule this "pilot error"...

Byron