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| Dont know if you guys heard about this, earlier this year i think, Sean Tucker was practicing for a show here in Louisiana. He was around Cashada somewhere when something mechanical broke. I cant remember exactly what it was, but i think it was something with the linkage to the rudder. He got the plane up to a pretty high altitude, away from any population and bailed out. He was hung up in the tail section for a few seconds. He broke free and parachuted to safety while the plane went down in a field.
No one was hurt, but man, i cant imagine what was going through his head. Probably just another day at the office for Mr. Tucker though.
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As I understand it, the entire stick came off in his hand- broke off down near the base of the stick. He flew the airplane to altitude using the rudder and elevator trim. When it became clear he wouldn't be able to land it, he bailed out. Pretty amazing job from one of the best pilots on the planet...
Scott