Recent content by john_pifer

Looks like they did well coming in just above the trees to maximize rollout space. Too close? IDK. Definitely seems like there were multiple opportunities for it to have ended up in a crash. Curious how they could have done it better. Better/earlier flare? With the undulations in the...

I know North Korea still flies a couple of examples.

I can’t believe it stayed pointed in a straight direction and didn’t yaw out of control, roll over, and break up. Was that the result of any control input of the pilot, or just luck?

This is crazy! Apparently they landed it there to put it in a museum. Didn’t look like he was in control when it bounced! Couldn’t this have ended very badly?

Hard to believe that someone flying an airplane with 11 skydivers would be inexperienced enough to make a mistake this seemingly basic.

I read that there could have been a landing gear problem? Could have caused them to veer off the runway?

There's a similar culture in aviation maintenance, at least with most of the larger operations. Not directly comparable, obviously, but if you cause damage inadvertently and there was no deliberate disregard for the tech data, SOP's, or blatant negligence, and you own up to it and don't try to...

Very sad to witness. Prayers going up to their families and loved ones.

Boeing released a service bulletin after this happened once or twice before, and FAA issued an AD giving 36 mos to comply. The SB involves plugging the hole that the gear safety pin can wrongly get inserted into. Glad nobody got hurt or killed in this one. Super scary to think of the...

A chemical paint stripper is used. Polished aluminum looks great but is more maintenance-intensive than a painted (or even matte aluminum) surface. If it’s not kept polished, it doesn’t look good. And that’s a large surface area to polish. Theres also the fact that paint provides a degree of...

I’m not a pilot, nor a subject matter expert in flying. But if that’s what happened, should they not have been a bit higher to compensate for the possibility of that situation?

That was my first thought as well. Dude’s gonna sue. And if he wasn’t already thinking about doing that, I figure there are plenty of ambulance-chasing lawyers in Newark who will be knocking on his door.

Just turned over 10,000 miles on the Tour54’s and rotated them for the 2nd time. No complaints at all. Noticed that traction was just fine when driving in the cold & wet over the winter and a little bit of snow. Suggest watching some of Tire Rack’s review videos. They have a few very...

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