Harrier Pilot Does The Martin Baker Fly By

GoldenRivet · 06-07-10, 04:45 AM

Oddly enough I thought the opposite- that his approach was too slow.

I think the accident caught him off guard, as if he knew it was going to be a really hard landing, but didn't expect it to result in substantial damage.

From a pilots perspective, I would have made the choice to ride a gear collapse - which in this case he probably assumed was the problem - all the way to the stopping point as opposed to riding an ejection seat out.

The event that changed his mind and caused him to pull the loud handle was no doubt the 8-10 foot tall flames licking the canopy glass.

Then the situation switches gears and you have to choose between exiting a burning wreck or just punching out and letting the fire fighters worry about it.

His problems started on final approach... His jet looked like it was on the ass end of the power curve which is not a good place to be on approach to landing. To top it off this looked like a traditional approach to landing as opposed to a VTOL with which I'm sure he was more accustomed.

06-07-10, 04:45 AM	#5
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Oddly enough I thought the opposite- that his approach was too slow. I think the accident caught him off guard, as if he knew it was going to be a really hard landing, but didn't expect it to result in substantial damage. From a pilots perspective, I would have made the choice to ride a gear collapse - which in this case he probably assumed was the problem - all the way to the stopping point as opposed to riding an ejection seat out. The event that changed his mind and caused him to pull the loud handle was no doubt the 8-10 foot tall flames licking the canopy glass. Then the situation switches gears and you have to choose between exiting a burning wreck or just punching out and letting the fire fighters worry about it. His problems started on final approach... His jet looked like it was on the ass end of the power curve which is not a good place to be on approach to landing. To top it off this looked like a traditional approach to landing as opposed to a VTOL with which I'm sure he was more accustomed. __________________