Full scale dumb thumb! - Page 2

Ando · 04-10-2007, 04:03 PM

ha, I was wondering the same myself shockflyer12345...

jasonflier · 04-10-2007, 04:08 PM

thats what i was wondering,they dont seem scared or concerned at all

exeter_acres · 04-10-2007, 04:11 PM

I noticed that too....

Dangerous Dan · 04-10-2007, 04:15 PM

the one guy turned looked and just kept walking

thewrap · 04-10-2007, 05:40 PM

No no, all of your theries are wrong. He just wanted to get fired very quickly.

Mike c. · 04-10-2007, 07:28 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by OnTheEdge
	But doesn't it look and sound like they were still on the throttle? It looks like the motors were still pulling strong right up on to the beach.

It looks like to me that they were trying to go around to the left, but were going to fast. I'm sure the throttle was pulled back by the time you see the plane. The sound was added in. I've heard the original vid and they pull back throttle just as the plane comes into view.

Dangerous Dan · 04-10-2007, 07:50 PM

I think his water rudder cable snapped

hillmanr2 · 04-10-2007, 11:51 PM

I read the full accident report some time ago about this. It was for a movie but things went wrong. I can't remember where I read the report though.

XJet · 04-11-2007, 01:16 AM

I seem to recall that this footage was in a documentary about some guy travelling around the world and visiting various places and interesting people.

Unless my memory serves me wrong (and it might, I saw it a long time ago), the pilot and the traveller had been drinking quite a bit then the pilot decided to go for a fly -- with the obvious results.

I felt kind of sorry for the guy -- I think the plane was his livelihood and he stuffed it up for some jerk making a budget doco.

jack01 · 04-11-2007, 02:22 AM

	Quote: Originally Posted by XJet
	I felt kind of sorry for the guy -- I think the plane was his livelihood and he stuffed it up for some jerk making a budget doco.

I wouldn't. True it's sad that he stuffed a plane, but if you're dumb enough to get hammered and go fly an airplane, you deserve what you get.... That's assuming the drinking part is true.

KrisW · 04-11-2007, 05:56 AM

Why does that perfectly good boat have a wing on it???

OnTheEdge · 04-11-2007, 08:18 AM

	Quote: Originally Posted by KrisW
	Why does that perfectly good boat have a wing on it???

Dunno.....why does a perfectly good airplane have wheels on it?

04-10-2007, 04:03 PM	#13 (permalink)
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thewrap I had it, but then I lost it. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Highland Village Texas Age: 16 Posts: 1,751	Re: Full scale dumb thumb! No no, all of your theries are wrong. He just wanted to get fired very quickly.


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XJet Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Zealand Age: 54 Posts: 772	Re: Full scale dumb thumb! I seem to recall that this footage was in a documentary about some guy travelling around the world and visiting various places and interesting people. Unless my memory serves me wrong (and it might, I saw it a long time ago), the pilot and the traveller had been drinking quite a bit then the pilot decided to go for a fly -- with the obvious results. I felt kind of sorry for the guy -- I think the plane was his livelihood and he stuffed it up for some jerk making a budget doco.

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