https://www.wesh.com/article/cocoa-beach-plane-water-air-show/36153004
https://www.valiantaircommand.com/tbm-avenger-torpedo-bomber
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/249862
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=240
No excuse for landing that close to the beach with swimmers on both sides of him. He had plenty of time to glide farther offshore. :(
Quote from: etodd on April 19, 2021, 12:12:29 AMNo excuse for landing that close to the beach with swimmers on both sides of him. He had plenty of time to glide farther offshore. :(
He was trying to make a runway right over the land and ran out of altitude.
Quote from: farsightusf2017 on April 19, 2021, 12:14:39 AMQuote from: etodd on April 19, 2021, 12:12:29 AMNo excuse for landing that close to the beach with swimmers on both sides of him. He had plenty of time to glide farther offshore. :(
He was trying to make a runway right over the land and ran out of altitude.
And if you watch all the videos people are posting from many angles, its easy to see he could have turned left a bit and gone farther offshore.
Quote from: etodd on April 19, 2021, 02:10:08 AMAnd if you watch all the videos people are posting from many angles, its easy to see he could have turned left a bit and gone farther offshore.
Maybe yes, maybe no. The fact is that none of us were in that cockpit with him and none of us can judge what could have or should have done at this point. How about we wait for the various investigations to be done so that we can speak with facts and not assumptions.
Here's a different PoV. Don't shoot the messenger; I'm just sharing.
I did like this info. I clicked the "Like" button. Thank you for posting it. However, normally I would have "shot" you. I do not like to engage in speculation.
Strongly recommend the link from SarDragon (it is well worth watching the entire post); CAP needs to take notes on this incident and learn from it, IMHO.
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