Mid Air collision
 

Well after 3 years of flying it finally happened. I had never seen a mid air collision and my first is one I'm involved in. A buddy and I were playing a little chase around the feild. I with my Avistar and him with a Carl Goldberg Cesna Skylane. The planes went down about 100 feet off the aproach end of the runway in a thick soy bean feild. We walked out Tx's in hand moving control surfaces hoping to hear them. A third pilot ended up finding them intwined by their landing gear. So here is some balsa carnage for your enjoyment... I think you can see that we were not to broke up about it either:D It was spectacular to say the least.

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After 20 years I have seen several mid airs. This is the first one I have seen where the plane came down together. Unless you count balsa and Monocote stuck in the cooling fins.:D David

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SCORE, that means that this one was a once in a lifetime opportunity. Makes it all that much more worth it. It was awesome, at least the little bit I saw and heard of it while my plane was flying at the other end of the field [&o]. I've got the pics downloading from the camera to my computer now. I'll try to get the first couple brightened up a little and add them to the mix.

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first time I have seen them stay together also most times one goes oneway the othe the opossite.I would say the skylane won.

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Here are the images I promised.

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looks like some kind of bizzarre bird mating ritual to me.

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Yes. Unfortunately though, they failed to produce offspring:D

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THose are some great shots.


David

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If they did, I'd be trying to hit every airplane up there!! So how are things in parkton?

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Real good. We are having a Fun Fly on the 11th. You should come on back out. I'll likely be on the grill as opposed to the sticks though.

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Got it posted on the club website now. [link=http://www.davisbridgeaeromodelers.com/september_20_2008_midair.html]Here it is.[/link]

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would love too, but its a bit of a drive, living up in VA now... Ill bring a plane down when we make it down that way.

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Poor Avistar took the brunt of the hit it looks like.<div>Great pics! </div><div>Sorry for the loss though.</div><div>Even if you're not too tore up over it.</div>

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I myself had my first midair a few months ago with my Avistar too. I "rear-ended" a Zagi wing and let just say it was David vs. Goliath.

Yea his battery got ejected and the wing lazily spun to the ground; but my poor plane had the wing split at the joiner and the front window that the wing tucks under broke off. I managed to land it though.


BTW Mr67Stang whatcha got? Well I know its a 67 Mustang but ????

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i agree, it certainly looks like they have got there wings in a flap!!