(posted July 6th, 2012)ussyorktown wrote:Fear not. I shall never be mentioned in a NTSB report.
Really?? Crash was September 2nd, 2013.
Looks like it was just under 1 year 2 months.
Moderator: drseti
Please post the link from which this quote was taken.CharlieTango wrote:"Oh for the love of Pete. I landed short of the runway, flying at 40 knots and about 20 feet above the dirt/sand and the plane lost all lift and dropped. Not a scratch on me."
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Plane-cra ... 76231.htmldesignrs wrote:Please post the link from which this quote was taken.
So, by his own statement, he took off without taking on more fuel, with only landing reserves remaining. How's that going to play out in court?NTSB preliminary wrote:Estimating that he had sufficient fuel for approximately 30 more minutes of flight, he departed for Sisters
We discussed that in another forum. He basically admits to starting flight in an unsafe condition, by objective legal standards of the FAA, and encountered exactly the kind of problem said unsafe behavior is likely to result in.drseti wrote:So, by his own statement, he took off without taking on more fuel, with only landing reserves remaining. How's that going to play out in court?NTSB preliminary wrote:Estimating that he had sufficient fuel for approximately 30 more minutes of flight, he departed for Sisters
Really! The FAA 30 minute minimum reserve is so small in a LSA burning 5 GPH or less. That would be what 2 to 2.5 gallons of fuel? (I feel like it's basically the fuel in the fuel lines +/- a gallon or so.) To to take off with that low amount of fuel and burn down below legal reserve would just be insane!drseti wrote:So, by his own statement, he took off without taking on more fuel, with only landing reserves remaining. How's that going to play out in court?
And to further emphasize...ussyorktown wrote:Fear not. I shall never be mentioned in a NTSB report.