HaveBlue From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 2069 posts, RR: 1 Posted (1 year 6 months 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 17965 times:
I've been in aviation for decades and I've never seen anything like this. I've heard and seen the results of aircraft being blown over by strong winds and prop/jet/rotor blast from other aircraft, but I don't recall any of them ever going 'airborne' at all, much less to this extent. Seemed like it had to have the perfect storm of an almost direct head wind and gusting significantly long enough to launch it for that duration.
Anybody else have a similiar experience to relate?
GoBoeing From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 2630 posts, RR: 12 Reply 2, posted (1 year 6 months 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 17880 times:
Shouldn't have left the yoke in the full up position.
By the way it was stuck at that deflection, I have to wonder if it was secured there with a seatbelt? I haven't seen a control lock that put the controls in that configuration but who knows.
Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19715 posts, RR: 56 Reply 3, posted (1 year 6 months 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 17717 times:
Quoting GoBoeing (Reply 2): By the way it was stuck at that deflection, I have to wonder if it was secured there with a seatbelt? I haven't seen a control lock that put the controls in that configuration but who knows.
That's normally how you secure the controls if you have to use a seatbelt. Full aft on the yoke or stick, and then fully to one side to hold the ailerons. This does, as you point out, make the plane susceptible to high winds, which is why tie-downs should also be used.
-Mir
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Gulfstream650 From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2008, 489 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (1 year 6 months 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 2733 times:
I took off about 4-5 feet in a C172 due to a landing Blackhawk. Was doing run up and the heli pilot thought that it would be a good idea to land next to me. Controls were in a neutral position.
I don't proclaim to be the best pilot in the world but I'm safe
spacecadet From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 3251 posts, RR: 14 Reply 9, posted (1 year 6 months 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2175 times:
Anything will blow away in a strong enough wind. Planes are no different.
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