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>"cutting the grass", i.e. flying low with the gear up. Unfortunately, one of greatest stunt pilots died doing similar stunt for the original "Flight of the Ph
by trhway 5y ago
>"cutting the grass", i.e. flying low with the gear up.
Unfortunately, one of greatest stunt pilots died doing similar stunt for the original "Flight of the Phoenix"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flight_of_the_Phoenix_(1965_film)#Death_of_stunt_flyer_Paul_Mantz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flight_of_the_Phoenix_(196...
- WalterBright 5y agoA touch-and-go is not normally dangerous. Students do it all the time to practice landings. The error in that movie was the airplane was structurally unsound.
- GekkePrutser 5y agoKinda ironic when the plot made a big point of model airplane design being the same as big airplane design. Sad when someone dies because of it though.. PS I'm surprised that thing was FAA certified. But this is really a case where a model would have been a lot safer.