Re: 2016's 8 Injured Aircraft
Good and thoughtful post, Wade. There are a lot of people out there in the Faceplant world who have no idea how real life works.
There were only two first responders here. The fireman did his job. He made sure the plane was safed, and he assessed the pilot's condition. When he saw things were under control he got out of the way and controlled access to the scene. Perfectly and gently done under the circumstances. The other guy who came in from the right is, I think, Thom's crew chief. If so he and Thom know each other. He double checked the switches, fuel etc., assessed Thom's condition and answered Thom's questions clearly and succinctly, and got Thom out of the cockpit and walking. As Thom pointed out in his text, that is important for everyone to see. He did his job.
All very professionally handled. The most upset person in the video is the other pilot, who was clearly terrified that he had killed a friend. Thom settled that down nicely at the end of the video.
A terribly bad situation for all concerned, but the aftermath couldn't have been handled better, IMO.
Neal
Good and thoughtful post, Wade. There are a lot of people out there in the Faceplant world who have no idea how real life works.
There were only two first responders here. The fireman did his job. He made sure the plane was safed, and he assessed the pilot's condition. When he saw things were under control he got out of the way and controlled access to the scene. Perfectly and gently done under the circumstances. The other guy who came in from the right is, I think, Thom's crew chief. If so he and Thom know each other. He double checked the switches, fuel etc., assessed Thom's condition and answered Thom's questions clearly and succinctly, and got Thom out of the cockpit and walking. As Thom pointed out in his text, that is important for everyone to see. He did his job.
All very professionally handled. The most upset person in the video is the other pilot, who was clearly terrified that he had killed a friend. Thom settled that down nicely at the end of the video.
A terribly bad situation for all concerned, but the aftermath couldn't have been handled better, IMO.
Neal
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