pilotdave 0 #1 January 26, 2003 Last week one of the students in my club landed off backing up under a GIANT rented canopy (a 340 I think). He didn't see the powerlines right behind him until his deflating canopy had taken them down and started a canopy/fence/brush fire. The attached pictures show what was left of that massive canopy. Good thing he remembered to disconnect his RSL before cutting away and running! Lesson learned: powerlines are baaaaad! Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #2 January 26, 2003 Wow. 340? If that's true, it's no wonder he backed up. Glad he's ok, that's some pretty serious shit! At least some one brought him some snacks. Hunger really increases when running for your life.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unutsch 0 #3 January 26, 2003 a really cloes one thank god he's ok Check out the site of the Fallen Angels FreeflY Organisation: http://www.padliangeli.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lukepinion 0 #4 January 26, 2003 Glad that nobody was hurt...looks like it could have been a lot more serious. Luke *living life to the fullest* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #5 January 27, 2003 Maybe he saw the pilot land there.(see attached). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffGordon 0 #6 January 29, 2003 OUCH! THAT SUCKS! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMFin 0 #7 January 29, 2003 That doesnt look too bad. Just take the canopy to a rigger. Im sure he will be able to make it look like it never happend. No seriesly... Im glad nobody was hurt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #8 January 30, 2003 QuoteGood thing he remembered to disconnect his RSL before cutting away and running! That's some pretty impressive thinking for a student."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #9 January 30, 2003 Quote That doesnt look too bad. Just take the canopy to a rigger. Im sure he will be able to make it look like it never happend. Yeah, a good rigger could probably make it into a 2 square foot canopy. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #10 January 30, 2003 QuoteQuoteGood thing he remembered to disconnect his RSL before cutting away and running! That's some pretty impressive thinking for a student. That's what I told him. I probably woulda ran for my life and sent my reserve PC launching right back into the flames (or worse yet onto the powerlines). Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #11 January 30, 2003 I've known some other jumpers who have done the same thing under round canopies. One of them even went between two of the power lines under his round reserve. Luckily he only touched one of them with his body and then things shorted out burning up his reserve. I've also heard of spray planes flying under powerlines. I talked to one spray pilot who said his spray plane cut a power line in two. Does this sound right to you or is this another tall tale. I would think his plane would come apart first. I can't recall all the details. I think he did crash land his plane, but there was minimal damage from the power line. Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #12 January 30, 2003 Yep, crop dusters are often reinforced in case of power line strikes. Some have a wire going from the top of the fuselage to the top of the tail to prevent the tail from getting chopped off by a powerline (not the same as ADF antennas common on single engine cessnas). I read one story of this happening a while ago in the "I learned about flying from that" article in Flying magazine. The plane ended up with a dented spinner and a nervous pilot. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
