Original Posted By: "w b evans"
Corky,Since you have been considering adding lights to Repiet, I've got a storyfor you. This happened to me as I was doing some night flying ten years agoor so. My brother just asked by email about this so I had the story alltyped up....I was doing touch-and-goes at dusk and had just landed, pulled the flapsback in, was at full throttle, and saw a herd of deer running at me from theleft. I knew they were in my path but I was going to fast to stop, to slowto fly, and turning's not much of an option on a runway. I met the herd andstruck one with the nose of the plane. I had seen her coming and new I wasgoing to hit and for a fraction of a second, I saw her as bright as can bein the landing light before impact. When she hit, the light went out andwith the exception of the runway edge lights, I was in darkness. The deerwent through the prop and between the nose wheel and the right main wheeland hit the wing root as I went by.I got pretty lucky: I could have hit her with the end of the wing and thatwould have spun me around, not a wise move at that speed; she could havetaken out either the front wheel, the right main, or both, again not a goodthing at that speed; or she could have jumped and I could have hit her withthe windshield and that would have been the end of me.My training immediately kicked in and the emergency checklist just drove mynext actions... fly (or drive in this case) the plane, kill engine, coastoff runway and call tower to close that runway, shut off electrics inaircraft (so to not start a fire), get out of the plane (in case there is afire). It wasn't until I was out of the plane a half a minute or so did myadrenalin kick in. I also had my flashlight in hand and was able to look atthe damage... the whole left side of the plane was coated red... puts a newmeaning to prop-wash.The first time I told that story was to a group of friend at a bar. When Iwas finished, I guy standing in an adjacent group leaned over and asked "areyou Robert Haines", I said "yes", and he said "I cleaned up your deer!" Heproceeded to tell the rest of the story as he was part of the airportmaintenance crew that got to drive out and shovel the runway clean. It wasone of the best beer drinking stories that we ever told.I've hit two deer in my life, one with a Plymouth, one with a Piper.Robert HainesDu Quoin, Illinois________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: deer at night
> Pietenpol-List: deer at night
Original Posted By: "Jim Markle"
Man! Chris barely beat me to the "deer drinking story" comment. It just fits so well.>From: "Robert Haines" >Reply-To: pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com>To: >Subject: Pietenpol-List: deer at night>Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:16:29 -0600>>>>Corky,>>Since you have been considering adding lights to Repiet, I've got a story>for you. This happened to me as I was doing some night flying ten years >ago>or so. My brother just asked by email about this so I had the story all>typed up....>>>I was doing touch-and-goes at dusk and had just landed, pulled the flaps>back in, was at full throttle, and saw a herd of deer running at me from >the>left. I knew they were in my path but I was going to fast to stop, to slow>to fly, and turning's not much of an option on a runway. I met the herd >and>struck one with the nose of the plane. I had seen her coming and new I was>going to hit and for a fraction of a second, I saw her as bright as can be>in the landing light before impact. When she hit, the light went out and>with the exception of the runway edge lights, I was in darkness. The deer>went through the prop and between the nose wheel and the right main wheel>and hit the wing root as I went by.>>I got pretty lucky: I could have hit her with the end of the wing and that>would have spun me around, not a wise move at that speed; she could have>taken out either the front wheel, the right main, or both, again not a good>thing at that speed; or she could have jumped and I could have hit her with>the windshield and that would have been the end of me.>>My training immediately kicked in and the emergency checklist just drove my>next actions... fly (or drive in this case) the plane, kill engine, coast>off runway and call tower to close that runway, shut off electrics in>aircraft (so to not start a fire), get out of the plane (in case there is a>fire). It wasn't until I was out of the plane a half a minute or so did my>adrenalin kick in. I also had my flashlight in hand and was able to look >at>the damage... the whole left side of the plane was coated red... puts a new>meaning to prop-wash.>>The first time I told that story was to a group of friend at a bar. When I>was finished, I guy standing in an adjacent group leaned over and asked >"are>you Robert Haines", I said "yes", and he said "I cleaned up your deer!" He>proceeded to tell the rest of the story as he was part of the airport>maintenance crew that got to drive out and shovel the runway clean. It was>one of the best beer drinking stories that we ever told.>>I've hit two deer in my life, one with a Plymouth, one with a Piper.>>>Robert Haines>Du Quoin, Illinois>>Groove on the latest from the hot new rock groups! Get downloads, videos, and more here. http://special.msn.com/entertainment/wi ... __________
Man! Chris barely beat me to the "deer drinking story" comment. It just fits so well.>From: "Robert Haines" >Reply-To: pietenpol-list(at)matronics.com>To: >Subject: Pietenpol-List: deer at night>Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:16:29 -0600>>>>Corky,>>Since you have been considering adding lights to Repiet, I've got a story>for you. This happened to me as I was doing some night flying ten years >ago>or so. My brother just asked by email about this so I had the story all>typed up....>>>I was doing touch-and-goes at dusk and had just landed, pulled the flaps>back in, was at full throttle, and saw a herd of deer running at me from >the>left. I knew they were in my path but I was going to fast to stop, to slow>to fly, and turning's not much of an option on a runway. I met the herd >and>struck one with the nose of the plane. I had seen her coming and new I was>going to hit and for a fraction of a second, I saw her as bright as can be>in the landing light before impact. When she hit, the light went out and>with the exception of the runway edge lights, I was in darkness. The deer>went through the prop and between the nose wheel and the right main wheel>and hit the wing root as I went by.>>I got pretty lucky: I could have hit her with the end of the wing and that>would have spun me around, not a wise move at that speed; she could have>taken out either the front wheel, the right main, or both, again not a good>thing at that speed; or she could have jumped and I could have hit her with>the windshield and that would have been the end of me.>>My training immediately kicked in and the emergency checklist just drove my>next actions... fly (or drive in this case) the plane, kill engine, coast>off runway and call tower to close that runway, shut off electrics in>aircraft (so to not start a fire), get out of the plane (in case there is a>fire). It wasn't until I was out of the plane a half a minute or so did my>adrenalin kick in. I also had my flashlight in hand and was able to look >at>the damage... the whole left side of the plane was coated red... puts a new>meaning to prop-wash.>>The first time I told that story was to a group of friend at a bar. When I>was finished, I guy standing in an adjacent group leaned over and asked >"are>you Robert Haines", I said "yes", and he said "I cleaned up your deer!" He>proceeded to tell the rest of the story as he was part of the airport>maintenance crew that got to drive out and shovel the runway clean. It was>one of the best beer drinking stories that we ever told.>>I've hit two deer in my life, one with a Plymouth, one with a Piper.>>>Robert Haines>Du Quoin, Illinois>>Groove on the latest from the hot new rock groups! Get downloads, videos, and more here. http://special.msn.com/entertainment/wi ... __________