Sad day in Prescott

[knowsnothin]

Today is a very sad day in Prescott, as yesterday five great and talented peple lost their lives in an air accident just north of town.
Please say a prayer for all of those they left behind.
Info can be found at azcentral.com-heads up on the video and pictures.

JMurphy

[Randy Haskin]

Re: Sad day in Prescott

Rumor mill says the Piper pilot was an experienced and qualified warbird and formation pilot.

Gotta love the TV reporter who says that the airplanes were "flying dangerously close".

In the video of the Piper's wreckage, I don't see a horizontal stab. If he flew too high during the battle damage check, he might have put the t-tail into the MiG's slipstream...

[AAFO_WSagar]

Re: Sad day in Prescott

I heard this on CNN while I was sleeping earlier (or trying to)... Had hoped it was just a bad dream.

Sad day...

Please PM me if you know who the pilot/photogs were, but don't the info up here, yet, OK?...

Wayne

[King]

Re: Sad day in Prescott

Rumor mill says the Piper pilot was an experienced and qualified warbird and formation pilot.

Gotta love the TV reporter who says that the airplanes were "flying dangerously close".

In the video of the Piper's wreckage, I don't see a horizontal stab. If he flew too high during the battle damage check, he might have put the t-tail into the MiG's slipstream...

But it looks relatively intact and in one VERY small area.

[Tin Man]

Re: Sad day in Prescott

Mig 21 is a pretty hot airplane, not so sure the pipers speed is compatable enough to do a battle check. what do you think Randy?
Tom

[Randy Haskin]

Re: Sad day in Prescott

Mig 21 is a pretty hot airplane, not so sure the pipers speed is compatable enough to do a battle check. what do you think Randy?
Tom

No problem IMHO. The Cheyenne can do 200-300 knots...that's a happy place for the MiG to be, too. We do BD checks in the T-38 and F-15 at 250-300.

Looks like the name of one of the pax is out: Don Morris

http://www.courier-gazette.com/articles/2006/10/19/breaking_news/00001.txt

[Tin Man]

Re: Sad day in Prescott

No problem IMHO. The Cheyenne can do 200-300 knots...that's a happy place for the MiG to be, too. We do BD checks in the T-38 and F-15 at 250-300.

Looks like the name of one of the pax is out: Don Morris

http://www.courier-gazette.com/artic...news/00001.txt

My bad, one of the reports I read said it was a Piper Archer.
Tom