Re: Pietenpol-List: an aquaintance of mine goes down in his Cessna 140
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 10:36 pm
Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: an aquaintance of mine goes down in his Cessna 140- sad ...In a message dated 8/25/03 6:55:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, aircamper(at)imagedv.com writes:> It just goes to show you how quickly things can change. I know alot of us > like to fly "low and slow" but I really hope that we can learn from stuff > like this.. flying low over populated areas or areas unknown to us poses a > serious risk.> > Let's all think twice before we "get down" for those low passes.> My flying instructor always told me he better not hear about me flying lower than 800' for any reason other than to take off and land. Way too many low level flyby accidents I've heard of and seen the remains of. Bridges, power lines, and all are nothing to fool around with. ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: an aquaintance of mine goes down in his Cessna 140- sad ...In a message dated 8/25/03 6:55:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, aircamper(at)imagedv.com writes:> It just goes to show you how quickly things can change. I know alot of us > like to fly "low and slow" but I really hope that we can learn from stuff > like this.. flying low over populated areas or areas unknown to us poses a > serious risk.> > Let's all think twice before we "get down" for those low passes.> My flying instructor always told me he better not hear about me flying lower than 800' for any reason other than to take off and land. Way too many low level flyby accidents I've heard of and seen the remains of. Bridges, power lines, and all are nothing to fool around with. ________________________________________________________________________________