Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Just saw this on the news.....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIurkZ5Ryh0 How can this happen? No control of the runway? VERY lucky pilot. Sometimes it's good to be short. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Old Man Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Hope he had an extra pair of drawers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 It's less than 15 seconds from when he shuts down and signals to when he gets clipped. If the other pilots are starting their run and getting their heads into their flight plan they might not have noticed the danger flag. I see this video is edited down from the one I saw last night. I almost posted it but listened to it several times to make sure there was no objectionable language. In the last second, barely intelligible.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorado Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I saw a longer version of that one. He said that he signaled and asked if the flag was still up. He still had the flag therefore it wasn't his fault. He got lucky that he only hurt his hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I talked with my boss about this incident this morning. Larry is quite well connected in the racing circuit. He said this was a standing start race and the pilots are keyed on the guys on each side of them as much as they are the ones ahead of them and that by this point their heads are solidly into the race. Just one of those things that happens. Like pinochle, it's a rough game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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