Bonanza Ditching in Half Moon Bay
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- FlyWire takes a look at ditching a Bonanza. In particular the Half Moon Bay incident in August 2019.
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This was a serious incident and the loss of a good friend.
I was referring, of course, to the A36.
Either he put himself and his passengers in danger by taking off knowing his fuel was contaminated, or he staged a ditching for the publicity, putting himself and his passenger in danger. Neither is a good look and bordering on (and possibly being) criminal. Regardless of which, he should lose his license for a time, if not forever. Whatever his motivations, he displayed the kind of recklessness that gets people killed and puts all private pilots in the crosshairs of ill meaning regulators. To say "I am not impressed" is putting it very, very mildly.
When I saw the original video of this ditching posted shortly after it happened, along with the caviler attitude of this guy, who as you pointed out, started taking videos for CZcams within seconds of the ditching and throughout the ordeal, I felt like it was a scam then just as I do today. Within minutes of the ditching, he is videoing himself and his plane sinking into the ocean and showing no anguish or shock about what had just happened. The video seemed to be more important than anything else including his passengers safety. His original video just seems as though it was clearly planned for self promotion purposes. . Interestingly enough, the Cessna pilot who just happened to be there to take videos of the Bonanza ditching, and calling the coast guard, has very recently participated in another fairly big named aviation oriented CZcamsr's videos, who promoted this guys video on his channel and who's videos lately have become more about fame and collecting subscription clicks and likes than promoting a common sense approach to aviation. Like they always say, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck - this guy, in my opinion, is a scam artist who staged this ditching purely for social media self promotion. The story he's created about the condition of the airplane, shows that he's either a really bad pilot or he's covering his ass with regard to the FAA and insurance company.
Yea, That “OTHER” CZcamsr that promoted this has lost some respect as well . . .
This guy needs to be in jail.
Insurance job
I think we all agree with your assessment.
I first saw the ditching video during the interview on that OTHER youtuber's channel, who himself had some issues with international law and also a nasty habit of texting while on final...
This kind of either idiotic or dirty stuff just seems to happen to these lads.
All of the GA guys that love this hobby are trying to save it from the Insurance companies, and then there's this guy setting it all back. What a tool!
Agree completely that the pilot is a hotdog who climbed out of the plane with his cell phone ready to go. Love this analysis.
Scott darling...you are not old...you are awesome. You nailed it! When I first saw the video of the ditching I could not believe the demeanor of the pilot or the woman with him. Neither seemed shook-up or frightened as most people would of been. Those two were so calm, laughing and smiling while filming and seemed to be enjoying their predicament knowing that their friend in the air was keeping a close eye on them and help was on the way. I flew enough with my Dad to know that that's not the behavior of any responsible pilot. It's obvious the entire event was planned so it could be aired on social media. Thanks for showing the clips of this jerks previous antics, that really confirmed it for me.
Maybe the US Navy can recover the aircraft as a training exercise and make it available for further investigation?
Its funny you covered this because when it first happened that is exactly what I thought. I used to follow the pilot in the 182 on insta and as soon as he posted it I knew there was something fishy. Also on the recovery with the coast guard you can see that he goea up first leaving the girl in the water. That is the first sign that he is a douche. What kind of man says hey coastguard save me first and leave the girl here in the water until i get in the chopper. Good video and research. In my opinion you're spot on.
YEP, I noticed that too, I guess “Titanic Chivalry” is dead!!
The Rescue Swimmer makes the determination what order victims get recovered from the water; not the victim. From what I recall watching the original video, the guy was suffering more effects of hypothermia than the passenger was at the time of rescue (A typically lower BMI for an "athletic" male would mean muscles get cold faster than fat.). Don't get me wrong, he still comes off as a social media-addicted douche... but I don't think it was his choice to be rescued first.
@@Haasino So the only reason Jack dies at the end of Titanic is because the Coast Guard wasn’t there to pluck him out first. LOL
Kidding aside, I think you’re spot on here. The dude is denser than his lady friend.
@@Parr4theCourse Hay, we have a woman Vice President and all things WILL be equal..... Speaking of another cheating incident.
Hey gotta take care of #1?
where the hell is a great white when you need one? now that would've gained him lots of fame..
Ya know I was thinking about sharks too .... now that you mentioned it.... that would have been epic....
LOL!
I was hearing this was staged or an insurance thing shortly after it happened. Thanks for the thorough analysis Scott!!!
This guy survives. John Denver was obliterated. There’s no justice.......
John neither wanted to nor intended to survive !!!!
@@AdamShaiken Rubbish.. His airplane fuel system was not taught too well to him by his CFI. He hit the rudder pedal while twisting back his body to change tanks after engine died. Spun to ground that way..
@@AdamShaiken Correct......John left his wallet, ID, and keys at the FBO when he went out to the plane.....that wasn’t an accident.
Denver crashed almost vertical, this guy did a water landing. The stunt aspect seems probable and he appears to be the type who doesn't think out his stunts.
No info on what the female had to say. Was she complicit? Was she just another lamb to be led to the slaughter by a lousy pilot? What did the guy in the sky have to say about it all? Big gaps here in relevant evidence.
John Denver was a known rule breaker too. On the accident day he turned down a mechanic’s offer to top off the tanks, He was planning to illegally use the plane for trips to visit his daughter in Southern California. He had very little if any training in his newly purchased LongEZ.
Thanks for the back story and research. I saw this when it first came out and was blown away that he had to sump it 3-4 times and still took it up. And as others have said a true pilot losing his aircraft would be devastated. He’s doing selfies 30 seconds after ditching. If not a prank, he’s lucky he didn’t put it into the mountain range.
“Smells fishy” is being too kind. This tool is a self-absorbed menace. Looks like a future Darwin Award recipient to me.
Yes!
Hopefully he doesn't bring along a passenger or passengers for that one.
Yeah, an ego-maniac - I've known people just like him before.
She’s wearing a wet suit under her jeans
@sdutefan i absolutely concur
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. He ditched his airplane by purpose.
My gut says staged due to knowing it needed tank repair so ditch it and cash out insurance and get some social media vid likes while at it.
Exactly....right on point!
Bingo!!
How pathetic.
His demeanor was certainly not that of a person that just had to ditch in the ocean! It smells to high heaven and he destroyed a valuable flying machine on purpose which is unconscionable🤬
He got into the basket first to be hoisted into the helicopter, leaving his girlfriend in the water to come up later. He said "I was more hypothermic." I cannot conceive of a situation in which I would not insist on her going up first, and most of us males would feel as I do. I can just imagine me saying to my wife: "I'm going up first cause I'm colder than you." What a brave, selfless individual.
You can see the girl is wearing Shorty Wetsuit under her jeans, so she was not as cold.
Always wear a Wet Suit folks when flying!
LOL!!!
@Be Rational 100% Correct!
Quite of bit of research done with this presentation.. Well done, Kapitan..
This highlights the difference between a crash and an accident. This does not appear to be an accident.
Hey, this flakes in fuel is no joke. My father had a forced landing after departing Petaluma CA. When he pulled the fuel strainer it was full of black flakes. He said that prior to the incident he occasionally would find a flake or two in the sumps when preforming a walk around. Scott is right... LISTEN to YOUR AIRCRAFT!
My father had his sub-70kg trike cut out shortly after takeoff due to black plastic flakes in the fuel blocking a fuel line and the carb. When he got home, he checked his jerry can and there was more plastic in there, presumably from the petrol station he filled it up at the day before.
I've heard heard three reports of water and other contaminants in fuel from that petrol station since - definitely wouldn't use it for my car anymore, let alone an aircraft.
@@JamesBalazs There's a reason for using aviation fuel in all aircraft! Please tell your father to quit being a cheapskate!!
Been at the airlines 30 years but I did ditch a C152 back in 1986 between Kauai and Oahu. Had just gotten my private pilot license. Had a girlfriend with me. She was sharp and helped a lot during the emergency.
It went well but those seas were rough. Without a raft and signalling device we would have never been found. Long story don't want to bore you all. Ditching is serious business!
As always great video Scott. I watch all that you put out there for us.
I actually want to hear the entire story about this!
I fear ditching a 152 with that fixed landing gear - did you flip it?
"A rogue bad boy living a lavish life of adventure and danger? Yeah, whatever."
Couldn't have put it better myself.
I used to base my A36 (equipped with an IO550 and the same tip tanks as the accident a/c) at Half Moon Bay. Tough to understand having engine/fuel problems so close to a 5000-ft runway and heading for the water instead.
Robin
Ditching at Mavericks sure sounds more dramatic.
The Rio Linda reference at 12:40 made me belly laugh for 5 minutes.
What's the back story there? Inside joke?
As a former CGASSF Flight Crew this makes me sick. Exploitation of emergency services for personal benefit is a criminal act. Thanks Flywire for bringing this story forward. Keep up the great work!
Much respect to you, and I fully agree. In the fire service, "We'll risk a lot (in a controlled way) to save lives; we'll risk a little to save property, and we don't risk for a lost cause." We train to understand, minimize, and control risks to the degree possible, but the fact is that rescuers still willingly expose themselves to risk, and someone exploiting that for a stunt makes me sick, too.
Any pilot that respects life and the sky would not have kept flying the plane. Foreign material found in the fuel and not listening to the plane is asking for trouble. I hope he losses his right to fly planes because the next stunt, someone will be dead because of it. If found to be a stunt, this would leave a stain on the safety record for general aviation. It only takes one fool to jack the issuance rates up on general aviation aircraft which impacts the many responsible pilots. Great video and many thanks for sharing.
LOVED THE RIO LINDA REFERENCE! Mega Dittos to you Scott! 🤣
Not only was the stunt on April fools day. It was updated at 4:20...nice touch. 16:40
When I flew over the Alaskan Cook inlet with no survival capability i flew very high so that at the 1/2 way point I was confident of making landfall. I was sure that if we ended up in the water, death was insured.
This guy to passenger: The preflight shows contaminated fuel and we will be flying over mountains and the ocean.
Passenger: I'm ready!
Apparently girl he was with was a lifeguard. Also he was first out of the water leaving her to wait in the ocean.
@@SJ-oxy Wait, really?
He seems like he became a pilot just because it was cool and not because he loved it.
Looks like it was staged for clout. They were way too calm and collected to have just had that kind of mishap. Besides what kind of pilot knowingly takes off with contaminated fuel. Just a shame to lose a nice Bonanza over his fraud.
I agree with you Jonathan!
Absolutely!!
I agree that it looked staged. Even the passenger on the wing acted like she knew what was happening. If it had been real I don’t think a passenger would have been so calm and smiling about ditching in the ocean. They are lucky the ocean was calm. With bigger waves and the left or right wing hitting the water we would be talking about the possible death of these two with the plane cartwheeling in the ocean. If it was staged he needs to lose his license and possibly insurance fraud. Just my opinion.
@@morningbite2023 Your opinion is legitimate. How would the insurance company or the authorities prove the fraud without salvaging the aircraft from its 145' sea grave?
The aviation community should start a go fund me to salvage the plane to prove it was fraud so this guy would be grounded permanently
This is exactly why I appreciate Scott Perdue. Tells it like it is.
Hi Scott
I really enjoy your videos. I own and fly a 2006 G36 based in Melbourne Australia. VHORK. I have completed the genesis upgrade and added electronic ignition and extractors. It is a great machine. One of my regular flights is over bass strait to Tasmania. I carry all the safety gear and keep a close eye on the engine! I don’t take the long Island hopping route and instead climb to altitude prior to the crossing and go straight. I look forward to your next videos on ditching and agree the accident you just reviewed is questionable.
R Nigel Brown
I watched that some time ago and even without any knowledge of the back story had my doubts... It’s quite sad that modern adventure seekers are really just attention seekers. One day the girl will spill the beans because to me she is the the biggest clue to the fakery. Her demeanour was just too calm not to be in on the scam. I am just surprised he did not include the Jaws theme as a sound track.. He missed a trick there!
She is way too calm. You are right about that. In a normal situation she’d be saying something like what does shit are you doing with the camera, call for help!
Oh yeah! Too many red flags! Way too many! Draining out crud from the tanks and having to use the fuel boost pump to keep the thing running??? Are you kidding me??
And then continuing to fly over water beyond gliding distance with no survival gear.... BUT with a buddy up there who had a camera handy to film it all??? And kept filming it while supposedly in distress.... AND the guy that ditched talking articulate into a camera after losing his newly acquired pride and joy?? You’re exactly right! I call BS too!
The pilot's version of the incident brings to mind an aphorism occasionally used by my llegal colleagues many years back:. "Like a dead fish in the moonlight, it shines and smells at the same time".
u just stole a quote from a gyr named Randolph in 1860´s; nice job.
@@johnhenninger1980 Interesting. I never bothered to consider who said it first. Thanks for filling me in. I do, however take issue with your statement that I "stole" the expression. Nothing in my post claims that I (or indeed the person I heard use it many years ago) was the first to come up with it. On a more serious note, great work by Dan on this "accident".
hey rich, im as guilty as u; i forgot to credit HST ,hunter thompson from his book, ´á generation of swine´ in these biden times one must b careful!
Halfway through im thinking "nobody is dumb enough to fake a crash." But after watching second half he's definitely dumb enough.
I remember that story. He was taking video of his own Coast Guard rescue! Videoing himself getting pulled from the water and climbing aboard the helicopter, if I remember right. Who does that? Bizarre. What did they say while in the water, way off shore without flotation devices? Nobody was hurt? That man and woman, perilously close to drowning...no one hurt. Everything fine. But they are taking video of it! In a survival situation, would you be thinking of recording it on video? It was just bizarre.
It's like putting yourself in peril on the bet that you'll be ok in order to get some awesome video. Daredevil. Expensive daredevil stunt... and using the Coast Guard on an actual rescue mission, as part of the stunt. Not good. That's what I think. It doesn't smell fishy. It stinks.
"Yeah, whatever." Love it!
You're not old. You are an experienced professional with good insight. Remember the saying from flying school..be it a pretty long time ago for me, "there are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots!"
i'll bet the guys from the youtube channel "Adventures With Purpose" would have no trouble diving down and floating that plane.
I think you and Dan Gryder are more correct about all this than not. These media hounds that learn to fly airplanes, give pilots and aviation a bad name.
"outlaw" is a good description of much of his behavior. Putting other people in harms way is even worse.
the fact that both of them seem so relaxed floating there after a emergency water landing seems inhuman, possible for 1 person to react that way but both no way
Your opinion on this crash land aligned with my suspicion. Thanks for bringing awareness
I made a spoof of this incident and David Lesh (the guy that ditched) was unhappy enough about it that I never released it. He scares me a little.
Well, it is true the rules don't seem to apply to him. But it would be good to see the spoof! Witness protection maybe;)
Don’t worry Bryan, we will protect you....I have very special skills!
How was he unhappy if you never released it? I guess you touched base with him to get a nod of approval before releasing it?
@@WolfPilot Yup.
I''d like to see the aircraft salvaged and the fuel bladder examined.
Technology is getting pretty good, the water is cold and it's surprising what survives prolonged submersion. Tick-Tock
The dude obviously has a maturity problem, an inflated ego requiring continuous attention, a calculated risk taker, has decent flying skills accompanied by poor judgement as it relates to safety, and a company to run so he can live a life of wealth and reckless abandon. In other words he's a promoter. When you put it all together like you have, it stinks.
For what it’s worth: I live about 40 minutes south of Half Moon Bay and was out for a run at Rio Del Mar beach in Aptos. I saw the Bonanza execute a very low pass (in a turn) adjacent to the public beach area. I remember thinking what the heck is that guy doing? A few hours later, I’m seeing the same plane on the news.
Interesting!
Wouldn’t be the first time... Had one and the pilot missing. However the plane was found just off the surf-line at a low tide and was recovered. However with no pilot and guess what, no door. He mysteriously reappeared the next day crawling onto the beach and claimed he did the “deadman float” for three days. Hailed a hero and had stories written... Something was floating.
G'day,
Yikes...!
Why would the Aeroplane's Hull Insurance Provider not be interested in contracting some Divers to raise the submerged Bonanza & look into the Fuel Filters..., to see if any of that Fuel-Contamination information was accurate.
The whole thing reminds me of Michael John Roberts, a Schoolteacher too young for Vietnam who wanted to be a Chopper Jockey.
When selling Joyrides in a Hughes 300-c, he used to wear his Uniform with Beeper on Belt when attending the Aero Club Bar on his day off - to look the part, in 1979.
In 1980 he started "Koskiusco Helicopters and was renting a Jetranger to sling-load Fenceposts to a Fencing Contractor, in Mountain-Goat Country ; & after Lunch he tried "one more load" without either Refuelling or dipping the Tanks, so when he was 200 Ft over the Valley at 5 MPH, between Ridges he ran Tank-Dry and tried to Autorotate from too low - withesses said his Main Blades were stopped as he hit the Ground...
After emerging from The Room For Broken Aviators (there is one, for the whole Sydney Basin, serving 4 million people - it's at the Royal North Shore Hospital...!), MJR was deep in Debt, so un 1981 he tendered a low Bid to ferry a Cessna 210 Station-Air from 'Frisco to Sydney - and he won the job.
But MJR couldn't afford a set of approved Hazleton Ferry Tanks, so he therefore cobbled up some Home-Grown Setup of his own, and duly set off...; but when he was 3 hours out of Hawaii with 5 hours of Fuel in the Wing Tanks - his Vapour Lock disclosed itself and forced him to yelp
"M' Aidez...!"
and then he alighted, dead-stick, and awaited the US Coast Guard to arrive, which they did, after 17 hours.
Upon seeing the approaching Rescue Vessel, MJR was too silly to thunk of using his Crash-Axe to hole the empty Ferry Tanks, and this sink the Evidence...; so the Coast Guard winched his silly mess onboard, and then the FAA looked at all his Uncertified Plumbing...; and so not only did he then owe the Cessna's Insurers for a wet Aeroplane all knocked out of shape,, but also - the Coast Guard billed him for the Search & Rescue... (Contributory Negligence, I think it was...).
Then, in 1982, because he was REALLY into the Finance Company, they lent himthe money to reboot Koskiusco Helicopters, with another Jetranger.
A Contract was obtained to carry a Widescreen Movie Camera, Cameraman, & Director & Sound Recorder, to film Wild (Feral) "Brumby" Horses, from Treetop Height, in the Snowy Mountains...; and rather than renting an expensive Cantileverwd Camera-Mount, to put the Camera out beside the Fuselage - to remove the Fuselage Nose from the Frame..., MJR tied a Cargo-Net between the Skids & induced the Cameraman to lie down under the Jetranger's Belly, with the Camera.
If the Camera had been running, actually filming the Horses, if MJR had been being told to go,
" Lower, Faster, Closer !"
by the Producer then it would have been less ridiculous...; but when he hit the Powerlines which he didn't see, MJR was returning to the Airport, the Film was in the Can, but he was
"demonstrating how Helicopters used to be operated flying low, in the 'Nap Of The Earth' region, the better to avoid Enemy Gunfire..."
So he admitted at his Trial.
MJR went to Gaol for 7 years, on 3 counts of Manslaughter.
Wannabe Pilot Heroes can be seriously dangerous people, especially for the people who fly with them, or lend them money to feed to their Delusions of Adequacy...(!).
{There, but for the Grace of Godtheory, goeth I...; seriously !}.
Such is life.
Have a good one.
;-p
Ciao !
Great story! Thanks for sharing!
@@FlyWirescottperdue
No worries...; it's the sort of saga that should be shared, if only to squelch the type of people who like to,
"Kick the Tyre & light the Fire...; & go straight off - and it'll be all right, because it always has been before...!"
or words to that effect.
(A bit like that Runway Takeoff in the B-17 with Nitrogen-Breathing Magnetos, backfiring it's way up into the Sky...!).
Have a good one,
Stay safe.
;-p
Ciao !
Great story. We have one in the UK who flew a Hawker hunter into the scenery unfortunately killing people in the process. His antics have seriously curtailed air displays here which has spoilt it for everybody!
Well presented, Scott. I hope the FAA took a dim view of this incident.
I just watched a video of a ride along South Florida with a fastidious pilot.
Before they even boarded the plain he briefed the passengers. Explained the lift raft and where it would be stowed. How they would deploy it.
Everyone onboard wore a life vest. Beautiful flight.
Scott, really like your videos. Have subscribed and watched several. The accident debrief and your viewpoints are informative. My Dad died in an MU2 accident (N66U, 9/12/82) with 5 others. Even though pilot had lots of hours, in military too, still took risks. NTSB report attributed to both mechanical and pilot error. Will be following your channel in future
Thanks Jim!
Thank You to the Real Pilots. Putting these societal failures under the spot light of justice and Safety is a long time coming!
A good analysis. Looking at the comments it seems your suspicions have a lot of support. The ditcher has a lot of explaining to do.
Rio Linda huh...? Good stuff as always.
Have to agree, has a slight smell to it, but I would think he would of filmed the ditching from the cockpit if it was on purpose, who knows. Good report as always.
This is such a blatantly packaged stunt. He made sure he was as ill-prepared as possible to up the “ooooooh scary” factor, but conveniently have a wingman overhead to coordinate his retrieval from the ocean. And of course he wasn’t the least bit shaken by the experience; no mayday call, no freaking out. in fact you might say he was as relaxed as someone would be if they actually planned out the whole thing. I mean who is that camera-ready seconds after “accidentally ditching” in the Pacific? No one, unless you already know how it all ends. This guy is an idiot
Excellent video sir. I respect your objectivity and not taking into account details that could be seen as coincidental, but it should also be pointed out that this took place on a blue-bird summer day with not a swell to be seen, within the practice area of one of America’s largest Coast Guard bases. Lucky would be an understatement.
The most scary part is that there fools like this buzzing around the skies over our heads! Sure would be interesting to check the plane & see if he didn't actually shut both tanks down.......
Captain, great video! When this first happened, I was HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS. I saw it on Matt's channel and was immediately incredulous of the incident for some of the reasons that you posed. What REALLY GOT ME though...was the fact that this guy went up FIRST in the helo and left his girlfriend in the water?!?!!?!?!?!? Couldn't believe it....for me, that's ALL I need to know about that guy. Great video, love your stuff! Looks like you are having tons of fun and we are all LEARNING a ton from you. Thank you for your service to make the sky safer....one pilot at a time.
So...let me get this straight. There's a Bonanza, with moderate damage and seawater exposure in about 140 feet of water...ready to salvage? I'm sure there are a plenty of qualified and interested divers out there willing to give it a shot (or a salvage divers' training class comes to mind) just for the experience. Would be worth it to clip this rodeo clown's spurs if he did it intentionally.
Hummmmmm I started my Career as a Commercial Diver . . . . .
145' deep isn't that big of a deal for recovery.
@@davidpook5778
Nope......
If they drag this thing up the ignition switch will be in the OFF. position .
@@gusm5128 Not terribly helpful -- when you ditch a plane, the last thing you do is button up the engine so that the plane has less incentive to catch fire or blow fuel everywhere. What we really need to see is if the fuel system has a blockage.
Great video Scott. The information you’re presenting sure changes how I view this ditching...
thankyou for old guy wisdom ....we need more of it !
Who else got the Rio Linda reference?!? Well played Sir Scott!
There was no accident chain. This was insurance fraud. They are in federal prison now. The pilot and passenger.
I just had an electrical failure yesterday. Alternator issue. Think I'll ditch. Um, maybe not. I have a C-182 fixed gear so likely will flip. Maybe I'll plan this a little better. Establish myself on social media, then ditch. Maybe I'll just have the alternator replaced. Decisions decisions.
HaHa... got a good laugh on this comment!
She seems really happy considering she just survived a crash landing and was floating in the middle of the damn ocean. He picked the wrong accomplish.
proofreading. it's impoardint.
Poor Rio Linda. No respect. Good job as usual Scott.
Hey Scott,
I don't have a comment but I do have a question. I wonder what Steve Dickson thanks about this Ditching??? Lol
And you are spot on 👍
Hey Scott, thanks for this important content. Have you considered an inexpensive lapel mic? It would greatly increase audio quality. I’m trying to listen in my car but it’s just too boomy, the rest will have to wait till I’m home tonight.
The best content (like this) video quality is irrelevant.
@Galileo7of9 Perhaps a change of venue then. There’s just way too much echo. Not everyone is as tolerant as we are 🤷🏼♀️
Respectfully, Brett, agree the content quality is excellent. But the quality of the video is important, too. What good is a video if you can't hear what it's saying?
@Galileo7of9 I didn't say you couldn't hear it at all. I was throwing out a hypothetical. The sound is a little muffled. It echoes, slightly fuzzy. Just giving some honest feedback.
Well he IS in a barn. It would tend to be boomy
You’ve got to keep it simple for those people in Rio Linda. Haha.
I like that, military time is a mystery to most of the population.
Dittos
I see what you did there. Hehe. Rush is the man!
Grandstanding dusches!
Love the Rio Linda comment about the time!
The Eagles wrote a song that describes these folks: "Life in the fast lane...surely make you lose your mind....." I have nothing but contempt for these clowns.
Yes they did!! They are legends, with no equals!
Thanks for the Insightful information. As always great learning tips. Thanks for sharing, Scott...!!
The worst part of this debacle is that the jerk will keep his pilot's license and be using the same airspace as real aviators.
I hope you're wrong. This guy needs to permanently lose his license and spend a few years in jail.
Lol as Dan Gryder pointed out, by some incredible stroke of luck the girl was wearing diving tights under her jeans.
A lot of people don't understand that the North Pacific Gyre comes south along the West Coast of the United States.
The water off California was recently up in the Gulf of Alaska.
Yeah, it's fecking cold!
Used to swim in Half Moon Bay In the summertime. Hundred and five degrees on the shore, totally blue after 20 minutes in the freezing water!
Very interesting background. It certainly makes one wonder.
Trying very hard to win a Darwin Award.
*_"Missed it by THAT much..."_* -- Maxwell Smart
*_"You're not wrong... You're just an asshole!"_* -- Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski
Another good video Scott. Thanks for putting all the information together. And I for one like sound quality of being in a hangar, because I like being in hangars. :-)
The water off Half Moon Bay in the summer is probably in the mid '50s. I took a survival course, years ago, and learned the 50-50 rule: You have a 50% chance of surviving 50 minutes in 50 degree water. Your water survival estimates are spot on. Pardon the Pun but he was way over his head.
as a fellow degenerate, I'm about 87% sure he ditched it on purpose. The most fishy thing is he didn't immediately turn towards land after losing engine. Even a pilot who isn't good in emergencies would have turned towards land.
I was very suspicious of this incident when it first came out. The only think that makes me think that it *might* have been real was that they didn't have any life vests or a life raft with them - it seems insane to me that anyone would ditch an aircraft deliberately without have taken some basic survival equipment. On the other hand, if you are crazy enough to ditch an aircraft in the first place, you are probably also crazy enough to make the stunt look as authentic as possible by *not* having any survival equipment ...
I have ALWAYS suspected this ditching as actual, too many "RED-FLAGS" and too many previous and subsequent questionable behavior.
I may be wrong, but he "appears" to be a publicity hog and he will continue if not held accountable (if its staged) My fear is he won't stop until there is a loss of life!!!
You're NOT wrong, you're from KS.
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True, by way of Louisiana though . . .
@@Parr4theCourse I've commented a couple times on you channel and you mentioned to DM you to hook up @ Steerman for a cup of coffee. Problem is I'm not finding how to DM you. I'd love to hook up and chew the fat when you have time. Love your channel. Signed,
A Wichita guy
@@Parr4theCourse Here we go again with pronunciation. I say R Kansas, you say ARKANSAW. Now, is it Louisiana or Lew-sianna? Lol God bless guys.
Nice video as always. Thank you!
Great summary as always. A.soles like that pilot should be named and shamed more often.
He tried to blame the FBO in Hayward for the “bad fuel”. The fuel was tested and was 1A bright and clear.
Something that concerns me is that there is no mention of the "incident pilot" broadcasting a "mayday". Additionally, upon realizing that he had cellular service, why did he call his buddy instead of 911? If it's my survival that was at stake, I wouldn't rely on someone else to call for help. A more personal note: I found this video rather difficult to listen to with the echo.
Hangars Echo!
If i remember correctly from video at the time, owen talked about having to climb higher after the crash to get somebody on the radio and lost sight of the people in the water while doing so.
Echo was not good. I agree with your analysis
Technically, it's reverb, not echo. But yes, it makes the video a little harder to follow.
Yes, you have an excellent voice. You are a great speaker. But the reverberation of your voice in that hangar gave a challenge to my ears. :) You'll have to do some experimentation with location and microphones to make the audio clear. Love seeing the planes in the background, though.
There's never really any good reason to fly over water (large bodies) in a GA aircraft (except floatplanes), not even to ferry. Really. It's never worth risking the odds, never. That operation is a whole nother undertaking that 99.95 % of GA pilots are not capable of, nor their aircraft. Our hero in the video is truly fortunate, it coulda gone very badly for he and his partner. He wasted the Coast Guard's resources that afternoon at much taxpayer expense. I recommend that the FAA suspend his license for a significant period of time. Good job, Scott. We all still need awareness for this type of emergency.
Totally staged. I used to be in US Air Force search and rescue as a PJ. We would have rescued her and let him swim back for endangering the entire crew. He's a narcissist and a criminal. Very nice presentation though, keep them coming.
Great response statement, I agree.
First of all, I doubt you were a PJ, and if you really were a PJ, there is no way you would not have rescued the idiot as well.
@@nickcovington6454 Why would you doubt that I was not a PJ? I have the green feet and maroon beret on my ass cheek to prove it along with her class date. And the para rescue Association has my name on the roster. My comment was made in jest as most others could clearly see it. Whooya!
Ha! I used to be a PJ chauffeur!
Thank you for your thoughtful, thorough analysis and presentation. I also really enjoyed your hilarious scoop on Juan Brown and have been following you for about a year. New patron. Have you considered annual Patron support to minimize transaction fees?
Thanks Mark, I appreciate that! I didn't know there is such a thing and will look into it!
@@FlyWirescottperdue whoa, Scott. What's with the jab at Rio Linda there @ 12:39? J/K, I live in Elverta, a town founded just so its residents didn't have to say they live in Rio Linda. Juan Brown sent me btw.
If you can’t avoid over water, have the proper flotation devices available. I began flying in late 1969 and only one time did I fly over water outside of gliding distance from land. But I was over the causeway with light traffic and could have landed on it if anything went wrong. But I did arrived back at MSY with the required amount of fuel to be legal.
I borrowed a term from the special forces community - The 'FATAL FUNNEL' now they use the term for when your person is at risk in front of a door or entrance when you go to breech it in the shape of an oil / water funnel faning out towards the operator for obvious reasons relating to hot flying metal objects approaching with considerable velocity and body parts held in their trajectory forthwith. Now I apply that to initiating a string of movements, a decision, failing to take a decision that untimately dooms the craft + occupants to a fatal or harmful outcome. And once bad call #1 is made, there is rapidly less and less time for flyboy to escape from the immenant funnel. flying in ice without proper de-icing gear, failing to turn on a fuel pump, flying too high and succumbing to CO2 poisoning etc etc knock yourself out.. It could take 2 mins, 10 mins, 2hr, 4hr until you get sucked into the vortex of doom from when you make absent minded decision #1 please feel free to borrow at will if it should raise awareness.
Interesting idea
9 oh 9 unfortunately fell right inside one irrevocably when they decided to take off with a crook mag
Thanks!
My father put a V-35 Bonanza, N1234J, in the Detroit River after the crank shaft broke. No other place to go as it was morning rush hour. If I had been with him, it would have been at night.
Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do! Glad it worked out well!
"In Riolinda"............Rush approves!
I only hope the CG invoices him for the total cost of the rescue + 10%!