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That seat definitely had to be replaced.
by sv123 2y ago
That seat definitely had to be replaced.
- sojournerc 2y agoAccording to the comments, the pilot turned around and flew over a different pass nearby. Didn't think I'd have the nerves to do that after nearly dying.
- sokoloff 2y agoHave you ever had a serious close call while driving and then continued your trip once the acute danger had passed? I don’t think that it’s that rare for pilots or drivers to continue after a close shave.
- jetrink 2y agoThe point is not that he merely continued flying, but that he made the same reckless decision to fly over the mountains a second time. Most people who have a close call on the road drive with more care afterward.
- V-eHGsd_ 2y agowell, the first attempt was reckless because they didn't have enough altitude. the second attempt was with more altitude, ie. "driving with more caution"
- beej71 2y agoAnd he made the second pass with 500' to spare. Daaaaang.
- sojournerc 2y agoYeah, exactly. That's one wind gust away from disaster. I question that pilot's assessment of risk.
- scifi 2y agoPossibly, heading over the pass was the return route to the airfield. (Pure speculation on my part.)
- throwup238 2y agoThis is the flight: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n65440#35fd8c29 https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n65440#35fd8c29 He was flying to a different airport from the one he took off from. It's possible he was way past the point of no return and had to make it over the pass or emergency land in the mountains.
- beej71 2y agoLink dead, but on the track I saw earlier he wasn't even close to halfway to the destination when he regrouped for his second attempt.
- MilStdJunkie 2y agoSeat? I would have blown out a whole new access panel in the belly of that flivver with the sheer force of my terror. The few times I've been in bush flights over terrain, it's always felt like the man upstairs is punching my dance card. When I'm feeling brave I'll sometimes ask pilots about it, and sometimes they're like, yep, feels that way flying too - that's why I love it!