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The Low Altitude Record

By lex, on July 13th, 2009

A German pilot ties it.

Loopy.

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July 13th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Flying, Small Stuff

13 comments to The Low Altitude Record

  • ASM826
    July 13, 2009 at 1:22 pm

    Lex,

    Was there a link?

    ASM826

  • lex
    July 13, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    There was. And is!

  • Grumpy
    July 13, 2009 at 2:44 pm

    @ASM826 and @Lex, As of this comment, there was a functioning link.

    @Lex, there’s an unacceptable or unprintable term, but accurate, for people like this pilot.

  • OldT6Flyer
    July 13, 2009 at 2:44 pm

    Sadly in two separate incidents of accidents happening while practicing for upcoming airshows two pilots were killed this past weekend. From the sounds of the news accounts both pilots spun in. In one case the pilot was flying an AT-6/SNJ and I know from personal experience that spinning below about 5000′ AGL is not going to end in a good day if you get one fully developed. Get cross controlled and pull too hard on the top of a loop and the world wants to start going round and round.

    I lost a close friend a few years back in a similar incident. He was a damn fine stick so even the best get bit when pushing the envelope close to the ground.

  • AW1 Tim
    July 13, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    I thought that the next article on the site was interesting too. Chef blows off both hands while trying to create new dish. Only in Germany would chefs work along scientific methods to create food…..

  • BeachBum
    July 13, 2009 at 5:46 pm

    OK, I’m splitting hairs with an electron microscope here, but did he really TIE the record if he hit a car? I’d say he was about 3′ AGL when controlled flight ended.

    • Herbal
      July 13, 2009 at 9:07 pm

      Agree. Looks like a really low midair with a POV.

    • Bill K.
      July 13, 2009 at 9:09 pm

      I’m with you BeachBum. Seems to me in this day of nanotechnology, 3′ AGL is like a MILE away from tying the record.
      Besides, if one ploughs a little divot, how can we really call it a tie? We ought to start measuring BGL for the truly macho ;)

  • Jim Shawley
    July 13, 2009 at 8:32 pm

    So, the bicyclist, who *witnessed* the accident, was treated for shock?! Was he French? Sheesh…

  • SpazSinbad
    July 15, 2009 at 12:37 am

    See the bicycle riders & aircraft in Utube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2fsjcTXuz4
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