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Community Forum · Est. 2006
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08-25-2019, 05:29 AM
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Pilot Takes a Yak-55 Without Permission, Performs Aerobatics, Crashes & Dies
Witnesses recorded the dramatic moment when a Yak-55 aircraft crashed near Tolyatti, Russia. The pilot, identified as S. K., a 49-year-old senior aviation chief at an airfield situated two kilometers from the village of Podstepki in the Stavropol District, tragically lost his life in what would be his final flight. The incident unfolded on August 18, around 1 P.M. According to the transport prosecutor's office, the pilot took off without proper authorization and commenced aerobatic maneuvers in the presence of a small group of spectators. Initially, there was speculation that the Yak-55 had caught fire mid-air. However, video footage clearly depicts the aircraft entering a tailspin, crashing into the ground, and subsequently igniting. The pilot succumbed to his injuries at the crash site. In response to this tragic event, authorities have initiated a criminal case under the charge of "Violation of traffic safety rules and operation of air transport, resulting in the death of a person by negligence." Investigators are actively exploring two possible scenarios to explain the incident: pilot error and potential technical malfunction of the aircraft. |
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08-26-2019, 06:09 PM
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Re: Pilot Takes a Yak-55 Without Permission, Performs Aerobatics, Crashes & Dies
"You are hereby convicted, in the Court of Gravity, of poor piloting skills, and destroying an aircraft! You are sentenced to death by sudden impact, and your body will burnt beyond recognition."
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09-01-2019, 11:19 PM
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Re: Pilot Takes a Yak-55 Without Permission, Performs Aerobatics, Crashes & Dies
I'd like to put forth a third version: pilot idiocy.
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10-22-2019, 11:42 AM
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Re: Pilot Takes a Yak-55 Without Permission, Performs Aerobatics, Crashes & Dies
Ever notice that sometims comment sections on plane crash videos look like a collection of NFL football analysts? "If you pause at :35 it looks like his right motivator strut shifts 3 degrees, resulting in thrust vector change at :37. From my expert perch in my basement wearing underwear, I conclusively say this was caused by the structural failure of the specific type of steel used in the control surfaces." If you ever want some humor, go to the website Kathryn Report for plane crash pics. They don't post gore, but the comments are FULL of idiots talking about crashes like chess grandmasters. |
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10-24-2019, 04:38 PM
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Re: Pilot Takes a Yak-55 Without Permission, Performs Aerobatics, Crashes & Dies
Are you familiar with the phrase. " Better to remain silent and thought a fool, than speak and remove all doubt" Fuck off back to Facebook whare you are more at home correcting grammer errors of teenage girls. |