Are your coconuts this big?

[Boggy]

One cool dude!

[video=youtube;lZvSmsIE_Ls]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lZvSmsIE_Ls#![/video]

[milly0812]

Are your coconuts this big?

Wow you have no concept of his speed until he's almost on the ground, a very cool player

[panosg]

Bah we have to do that every time we land our rc helis......but must say very cool dude!!

[kamikaze]

I had the engine cut in a cessna 150 over Southport and to be honest you go into automatic mode. I headed for the beach but got the engine going again thankfully. It's only when it's over that you shit yourself lol.

[dani_r]

I can't believe how calm he remained for the whole thing! He knew it was coming but he didn't faulter once! Very cool.

[Tim Procter]

Balls of steel.

[skeldog]

so cool!!

[PKNEC]

Great bit of flying and a gorgeous day to be out in the lakes.
Pitty about the engine.
I bet it gave the locals plenty to talk about for a while.

[sp4rky-m4rky]

Fairly common in cross country gliding to land out if the conditions dont allow you to get back. Certainly in gliding you are taught how to identify fields and best crops to land in. There isnt really an option to panic. Without staying calm you dont stand so much chance of living.

[dillwhacker]

Blatant advert for cheap - ish watches?
:sorrow:

[Boggy]

its not staged Trev just a golden opportunity to capitalize on a situation:)

[url=http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/bulletins/august_2010/yak_50__g_yakk.cfm]Air Accidents Investigation: Yak-50, G-YAKK[/url]

[dillwhacker]

Yep, I guess so. Cheers.
Just the logo in the corner kind of alerts my cynical side, as always!
:abnormal:

[maddog7]

I was flying my MPX blizzard with a friend at the field when I noticed peripherally what I thought was an airliner out to sea over the trees at the bottom of the field, No biggie we're near the holding pattern for Newcastle airport. I turned the blizzard around and was amazed to see a small aircraft coming in to land in the very next field!
Exactly the same issue, oil pressure loss! My friend was the first person on scene and confirmed the lad was ok.
He said he was going to land in the field we were in but saw us and diverted to the next one!

It was a surreal experience.

[Boggy]

Reading the report it looks as though poor maintenance was to blame. the oil pressure scavenge valve had been replaced but not lock wired( i would guess not tightened either) when the engine finally seized the windmilling of the prop sheared the reduction gearbox shaft and so allowed the prop to continue windmilling freely.