PILOT SPIN
Pilot Zone => Pilot Zone => Topic started by: Rush on April 09, 2025, 02:58:48 PM
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Is this real?
https://x.com/airmainengineer/status/1909992952069304830
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Lol. He's got a rope tied to his belt. I'm guessing there's a guy in the back seat, but still. Pretty dumb.
Looks real.
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Lol. He's got a rope tied to his belt. I'm guessing there's a guy in the back seat, but still. Pretty dumb.
Looks real.
What’s the other end of the rope tied to? Part of the plane I’m guessing so if he slips one of two things will happen: The rope will simply yank his pants off leaving him to fall from altitude or, he will dangle there by the waist which will be interesting when (if?) his presumed phone holding passenger lands the plane and how’s that going to work? Or does he imagine he will be able to claw his way back into the plane?
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What’s the other end of the rope tied to? Part of the plane I’m guessing so if he slips one of two things will happen: The rope will simply yank his pants off leaving him to fall from altitude or, he will dangle there by the waist which will be interesting when (if?) his presumed phone holding passenger lands the plane and how’s that going to work? Or does he imagine he will be able to claw his way back into the plane?
Because of the rope, I'm guessing the whole thing was staged. Who normally ties themself into an airplane. And I agree with the "guy in back" suspicion. If he does fall out while tied to the plane, without a safety pilot he will just swing in mid air until the plane crashes.
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Because of the rope, I'm guessing the whole thing was staged. Who normally ties themself into an airplane. And I agree with the "guy in back" suspicion. If he does fall out while tied to the plane, without a safety pilot he will just swing in mid air until the plane crashes.
Right. The first thing the guy in back will have to do is crawl over into the front?
I think it’s definitely staged in that they planned the whole thing. They didn’t just have an engine out emergency and then tie the rope and turn on the camera before bothering to do something about it. And anyway, that would be the stupidest thing in the world to do. Find a suitable field and do an engine out landing. Risky yes but far less risky than doing an extra-airplane walk at altitude propping the prop from the wrong direction.
But it seems real in that they’re actually in the air and the prop was stopped. Or could it be a faked video? They’re actually chocked on the ground and blowing fans at themselves and running movie footage to simulate flying?
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Couldn't you just dive the airplane until the prop started spinning and do a restart that way?
I've never had an actual engine out situation...yet, so never tried that.
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Couldn't you just dive the airplane until the prop started spinning and do a restart that way?
I've never had an actual engine out situation...yet, so never tried that.
Like rolling a “manual” car downhill and popping the clutch?
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Couldn't you just dive the airplane until the prop started spinning and do a restart that way?
I've never had an actual engine out situation...yet, so never tried that.
I've never done one either, but I have always heard that the wind alone will wind-mill the prop sufficient for a restart. I've never flown one of those planes either, but perhaps that plane is too slow for windmilling to work.
I just rarely trust these crazy emergency procedures that just happen to have the camera rolling. Perhaps on the ground in a crowd where dozens of people out of hundreds may have a camera ready.
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I've never done one either, but I have always heard that the wind alone will wind-mill the prop sufficient for a restart. I've never flown one of those planes either, but perhaps that plane is too slow for windmilling to work.
Possibly an urban myth or old wives tale? Or wishful thinking? I wonder if anyone has tested that.
I just rarely trust these crazy emergency procedures that just happen to have the camera rolling. Perhaps on the ground in a crowd where dozens of people out of hundreds may have a camera ready.
Yep! Deliberate. But there has been a rash of deaths from YouTubers videoing themselves doing stupid dangerous things for clicks. So it’s believable they’re really up there.