Strong winds flip C172 on the taxi, in cockpit footage

invertedattitude · Post by **invertedattitude** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:24 am

At first glance looks like a right quartering tailwind, in which case he had the wrong control inputs in.

http://www.tv3.co.nz/video/Flippedlight ... 9746#video

ScudRunner · Post by **ScudRunner** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:35 am

Ah Windy Wellington the Capital of NZ for you trivia types.

5x5 · Post by **5x5** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:41 am

I'm with the Canadian tourist - I want a "gruntier" plane than a 172 also.

trancemania · Post by **trancemania** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:59 pm

Oh shit.

Well there go my chances of flying in AUS.

Hopefully they dont think all canadians fly like that

Pratt · Post by **Pratt** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:45 pm

The Canadian was a passenger in the airplane.

hazatude · Post by **hazatude** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:12 pm

As soon as he felt the wind he should have hit the JATO button. What a newb!

trancemania · Post by **trancemania** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:29 am

What the JATO button?

. ._ · Post by **. ._** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:46 am

Jet Assisted Take Off

I would have loved to have some of them for a flight test. When the examiner says, "OK, show me a short field take off."

stef · Post by **stef** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:53 am