COOL Full Scale 3D

[superdh]

no japaleno's, not a hard man! gutsy flyer though
did you see that thing torque the other direction when it restarted, man that radial must have alot of compression

[Matt Chapman]

He does have kids. Two of them. And a wife.
One of the best pilots I know and the reason I placed 3rd in the world in 98' He is very talented and gifted as a teacher.

He did that move at the ACAP Series competiton. (yes, I needed to take a deep breath before saying it...ACAP) It was cool, but not as risky as you may think.

The sad news is, he lost his plane in a crash this summer while flying to PA to see me. Ended up in the woods, up-side-down...on fire...stuck in the plane. It burned for 3 or 4 minutes before he could get out. He is okay, some burns and broken bones, but he is back up and running fine. Not so that nice SU-31.

Planes can be replaced. People can;t be. I thank God Sergei is still with us. I wish I could say that about some of the 65 + people I have known of the past 25years that were not as lucky.

Next time you stuff in a model.... and think how much life sux....think of this story...

matt

[Mithrandir]

Sorry... I can't help think of the kids first.
My heart is broken for Jims wife and child!

[porcupineace]

hope he gets better soon....angel on his shoulder?

[SENEKAfive]

bet the faa had a cow

[exeter_acres]

Wow... good post Matt... it has been rough times for full scalers.....

Prayers to all the families

[andywynn]

i wonder what his insurance costs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Either that or he needs an engine that doesn't stop on negative g LOL

[wwurjant]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Matt Chapman
	He does have kids. Two of them. And a wife. One of the best pilots I know and the reason I placed 3rd in the world in 98' He is very talented and gifted as a teacher. He did that move at the ACAP Series competiton. (yes, I needed to take a deep breath before saying it...ACAP) It was cool, but not as risky as you may think. The sad news is, he lost his plane in a crash this summer while flying to PA to see me. Ended up in the woods, up-side-down...on fire...stuck in the plane. It burned for 3 or 4 minutes before he could get out. He is okay, some burns and broken bones, but he is back up and running fine. Not so that nice SU-31. Planes can be replaced. People can;t be. I thank God Sergei is still with us. I wish I could say that about some of the 65 + people I have known of the past 25years that were not as lucky. Next time you stuff in a model.... and think how much life sux....think of this story... matt

Hello Matt,
Thanks for sharing the story with us. I cant help but ask if you also knew Jim leroy in person. What did you think about him.
I saw several youtube videos of Jim leroy doing sustained high alpha harrier for about 30 seconds. He also did torque roll for about 10 seconds. I thought those were great.
Of course I've seen lots of your great videos too!!

Wisnu