“Risking death every time they go to work, wing walkers need courage, poise, a healthy craving for adrenaline and, most importantly, they need…” THERAPY!!!
I read the other article also & it seems to me that the fatalities arose out of a plane crash, not wing-walking itself. Kinda skews the thought process the way it was presented.
Since the NTSB report won’t be out for years, here’s what I see. From the start, the plane is losing altitude. The pilot enters the roll with nose up attitude, not level. This decreases airspeed and altitude. He commences a slow roll. With wings perpendicular to ground, there is NO lift, just gravity, further decreasing altitude. At 34 sec. He aborts the maneuver and dooms them both.
My comment has been removed from every article on this incident. Since the NTSB report won’t be out for years, here’s what I see. From the start, the plane is losing altitude. The pilot enters the roll with nose up attitude, not level. This decreases airspeed and altitude. He commences a slow roll. With wings perpendicular to ground, there is NO lift, just gravity, further decreasing altitude. At 34 sec. He aborts the maneuver and dooms them both.
Keep an eye on Charlie. Since the NTSB report won’t be out for years, here’s what I see. From the start, the plane is losing altitude. The pilot enters the roll with nose up attitude, not level. This decreases airspeed and altitude. He commences a slow roll. With wings perpendicular to ground, there is NO lift, just gravity, further decreasing altitude. At 34 sec. He aborts the maneuver and dooms them both.
“Risking death every time they go to work, wing walkers need courage, poise, a healthy craving for adrenaline and, most importantly, they need…” THERAPY!!!
I read the other article also & it seems to me that the fatalities arose out of a plane crash, not wing-walking itself. Kinda skews the thought process the way it was presented.
Since the NTSB report won’t be out for years, here’s what I see. From the start, the plane is losing altitude. The pilot enters the roll with nose up attitude, not level. This decreases airspeed and altitude. He commences a slow roll. With wings perpendicular to ground, there is NO lift, just gravity, further decreasing altitude. At 34 sec. He aborts the maneuver and dooms them both.
My comment has been removed from every article on this incident. Since the NTSB report won’t be out for years, here’s what I see. From the start, the plane is losing altitude. The pilot enters the roll with nose up attitude, not level. This decreases airspeed and altitude. He commences a slow roll. With wings perpendicular to ground, there is NO lift, just gravity, further decreasing altitude. At 34 sec. He aborts the maneuver and dooms them both.
Keep an eye on Charlie. Since the NTSB report won’t be out for years, here’s what I see. From the start, the plane is losing altitude. The pilot enters the roll with nose up attitude, not level. This decreases airspeed and altitude. He commences a slow roll. With wings perpendicular to ground, there is NO lift, just gravity, further decreasing altitude. At 34 sec. He aborts the maneuver and dooms them both.