Harrison Ford confirmed today what he said in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade to his dad when he suggested they quickly get into the small biplane to escape from the Zeppelin.
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/05/entertainment/harrison-ford-plane-crash/index.html
"Fly yes, land no!"
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Any landing you can walk away from.....
Originally Posted By: HerrStig
Any landing you can walk away from.....
I like Harrison Ford, but not everyone is cut out to fly airplanes. It's his second crash...
I love guys with money who think they can fly a plane too...doctors have a horrible accident rate in small airplanes.
One just died, along with passengers, a few miles from here just yesterday...
From what I understand he's an experienced pilot and is getting credit for sitting the plane down on the golf course and not killing anyone on the ground and surviving himself. A stretcher is much better than a body bag, I think.
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Yeah, I'm probably being too hard on him...
Originally Posted By: Astro14
Yeah, I'm probably being too hard on him...
Nobody puts Han Solo in a corner, even though Princess Leia tried when she saw the Millenium Falcon: "You fly that thing? You are braver than I thought."
A golf course is a pretty safe place to crash a plane. There's always a doctor around!
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From what I have understood....Harrison Ford owns and flies at least 7 or eight different types of aircraft.
Is he a skilled pilot? I have no idea. But he has piloted multi-engine as well as jet aircraft. I would think (hope) he knows what he's doing.
Maybe age (reflexes, eyesight, coordination, judgement) is catching up with him?
I'm not so sure he saved anybody by crashing into a golf course. It was most likely close by and visible...as well as not really having much choice. He was lucky. But....being that he's a well known actor, he will probably be branded a hero (worth it or not).
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Originally Posted By: Astro14
Yeah, I'm probably being too hard on him...
Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Originally Posted By: Astro14
Yeah, I'm probably being too hard on him...
CNN reports he's "Battered, but ok!". CNN article.
I always liked his characters, cool, with a touch of humility.
I would guess that the golf course would be on the "places you should think about putting down in an emergency" list when doing power failure drills out of that airfield. Anywhere with a flat, straight area and clear approach will be fair game.
Looking at the crash video, I think that was a Ryan PT-6 basic trainer that was used for training WW2 fighter pilots. Back in the day, it was called the "Yellow Peril". Losing an engine on takeoff is the worst thing that can happen to a pilot, and I think Ford did a good job of setting the thing down without killing anybody on the ground or himself.
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Originally Posted By: Astro14
Yeah, I'm probably being too hard on him...
So it was a Ryan?
When I saw the pictures last night, I thought it looked like it might have been a Chipmunk. I didn't see any good pictures of the nose/engine.
I was taught to maintain glide speed and land straight ahead, regardless of obstacles, when you lose power on takeoff. I only know one person that actually had to deal with that worst case scenario, and she did exactly what she was taught - landed straight ahead, and got out and walked away from it. More altitude would, of course, expand your options.
I'd say he did OK. It's not something you really get to practice.
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