+Dave 2,318 Posted March 6, 2015 http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/harrison-ford-injured-plane-crash-n318301 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Jug 99 Posted March 6, 2015 Big kudos to Harrison Ford for a terrific recovery from a dire aviation situation, engine failure on takeoff. It appears that he turned his PT-19(?) around and landed on a golf course with minor injuries. Of course, minor injuries are not minor to a 70 year old man, so he may still have some other things to deal with than his apparent cuts and bruises. However, take a look at the densely populated area from which he had to chose a place to land and the path through the trees he had to navigate to get the aircraft down on the golf course. The dude has some skills. The force was with him and some damn fine skills certainly minimized collateral damage to people and homes closely packed in the area. Good on you, Harrison! To take a look at how difficult this can be, use one of our fine WWII aircraft found here and simulate a similar situation in any of the WO* sims. Chop the throttle to 0% at or around 500 to 1000' and try to turn around and make the runway you just departed. Big hint, most accidents occur in this situation by the pilot stalling the aircraft. Keep you flying speed and remember, when you turn, that minimum flying airspeed goes up proportionally to the angle of bank used for the turn. You will learn quickly that what Harrison did is no small aviation feat. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mppd 16 Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) I met him a few years ago when he flew into BDL with his son(?) in a green and yellow DHC-2 Beaver. A real gentleman, glad to have some photos taken next to the plane - arm in arm with a couple gals from behind the counter at the FBO (who he bought lunch for). The bird is reportedly an ex-Air America plane. (Not my photo). Edited March 6, 2015 by mppd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 629 Posted March 6, 2015 glad to hear he made it pretty okay, hope for a speedy recovery.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrench 9,419 Posted March 6, 2015 yeah, that's just over a mile west of me. was hearing the choppers for about an half hour before I checked the local tv news to see what was going on (was actually on the phone with fubar at the time!). Good job in getting it down, and not getting too badly hurt, or smashing into houses. Pity about the plane, though Pen Mar golf course is also prominentely featured in the move "2010" during the destruction of LA sequence (and my house is just east of the airport, and so falls into a vast fissure that opens up, along with the airport itself!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigstone 1,294 Posted March 6, 2015 The "Force" protected him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lexx_Luthor 57 Posted March 6, 2015 nah, alot of simple tricks and nonsense. He had a good blaster at his side here. ... blasting or flying, good skills. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Stary 2,426 Posted March 6, 2015 good it ended in such way! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsawan 613 Posted March 6, 2015 he was probably on his way to pay off jabba! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
