ORIGINAL: Gordon Mc
ORIGINAL: Andreas Unterbusch
So talking about failsafe and which rudder/function should do what -----> forget it!
There is no, nada absolutely noooooo safe condition for a plane to tell in case of a failsafe what a rudder should do. Flying inverted and have the rudder deflect full means maybe an immediately crash but in case the plane is high enough it will start to fly a loop and what after that?
What if it wasn't level and had a light bank to any side?
Having the engine immediately shut down, what will you do if this happens with cross wind, close to the spectators, getting back signal but then the engine is gone and you cannot reach enough height to fly over the crowd ---->bang!
Sorry, but you can't have it both ways ... you try to tell us not to talk about failsafe, then go on to discuss it yourself.
If your engine shuts down "in a crosswind, close to the spectators" as in your scenario, then the pilot screwed the pooch totally because
he should not be flying close to the spectators in the first place.
The logic of setting failsafe to anything but engine shutdown and spin the airplane in, to me, means simply one thing:
"I want to rationalize the fact that my wish to save the model is greater than my wish for safety." Just my two cents.
I have heard variously that it was "the local pop station" and in another thread, "it was a taxi radio"...but the fact is the pilot took off, knowing the crowd was way too close. Period. It was not safe, in my opinion. And I BELEVE(but do not know) that there was previous known interference. Looks like the police are not letting him leave Hungary for the moment.