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litlbilly

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27. being a pilot myself
Thu May 2, 2013, 10:42 PM
May 2013

It almost looked like he was tail heavy. If your plane is nose heavy, much easier to deal with. With a tail heavy plane, almost impossible to control. I think they had to much weight in the back and the center of gravity was not where it should be. And as far as stalling an airplane, you can stall at any airspeed and any attitude, had that drilled into my head.

Hope to never witness such an event Blue Owl Apr 2013 #1
I saw some crashes in Nam. Plucketeer Apr 2013 #3
It was during takeoff... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #5
Looks like a bad stall... RT Atlanta Apr 2013 #6
Yeah, looks like the pilot lost air speed and tried to pull up. Bad move. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #8
From my short experience flying a small plane, RebelOne Apr 2013 #19
I went frame by frame it looks like the elevators are up. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #22
being a pilot myself litlbilly May 2013 #27
Just read this was transporting vehicles. The cargo master was on board. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #12
reason for crash been determined yet? dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #2
Horrible. AndyA Apr 2013 #4
As a hang glider pilot... mindwalker_i Apr 2013 #7
Holy fuck me. Robb Apr 2013 #9
Seeing as the plane is almost perpendicular to the ground, and it's a cargo plane, I'm... Poll_Blind Apr 2013 #10
Yeah, I think the cargo shifted. Scary to watch. n/t pa28 May 2013 #26
why wasn't there any audio as it was happening? Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #11
There is audio. He says something at 1:03 in the video. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #13
I guess I didn't listen that far... thanks. It seemed so eerie. Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #16
If I had to guess.. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #18
why wasn't there any audio as it was happening? The CCC Apr 2013 #14
Things went bad real quick sgsmith Apr 2013 #15
I don't think it was high enough to have retracted them yet. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #17
Those clouds... MynameisBlarney Apr 2013 #20
The video date saya February, so how could this happen on Monday? AAO Apr 2013 #21
No one set the clock on it MrScorpio Apr 2013 #24
Looks like it may have climbed too steep and stalled. nt Quixote1818 Apr 2013 #23
This is a 747. I'm also wondering if the pilot had much experience in a 747 or if they were... Poll_Blind May 2013 #25
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