Jerry White – Hinson’s New Forum
For all of the gear heads Jerry White has provided us with a new forum. Check it out here.
Biker Dog
Here is a great video for all of you bikers that love dogs
Gear Up Landing
This is a gear up landing caught on video from inside the aircraft. The aircraft is a single engine Cessna 172RG. The beeping horn that you hear in the video is a warning to the pilots that the aircraft is in the landing configuration and the gear is NOT down and locked. These two pilots are having a wonderful social conversation instead of doing the pre-landing checklist.
The ending is a good look and sound of what a gear-up landing is like.
It is amazing that the two pilots were able to ignore the warning horn and continue with the landing. The fact that someone was in the back seat with video and audio recording this magnificent performance of cockpit stupidity makes this a rare video indeed.
Plane Crashed into a Ferris Wheel
An ultra-light plane crashed into a Ferris wheel at a rural festival in eastern Australia on Saturday, trapping two children on the ride and two adults in the aircraft for hours. There were no serious injuries.
The pilot, Paul Cox, said he did not see the Ferris wheel before his plane hit it.
Short Field Take Off & Landing
Motorcycle Sidecar Is Actual Car
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Lee Roy Hartung Collection
On page 5 of the September/October 2011 issue of Antique Automobile (AACA publication) there is mention of the Lee Roy Hartung collection that is being auctioned off this fall. The short advertisement by Auctions America just mentioned a few of the vehicles that will be offered such as a rare BMW Veritas Convertible, numerous Model T and Model A Fords, an all original 1911 Pope, a 1912 Sears twin, and a 1913 Flying Merkel Twin. Curious and wanting to see/read more about the collection I did some internet research. Here are the highlights of my search.
An article and picture from Prewarcar.com
Tags: auction, motorcycle, Ford, Model A, Model T, rare motorcycle, rare car collection, car collector
727 Fuselage Home
Here is an interesting rental home I found on the net…
It is a fully outfitted, meticulously detailed, two bedroom, Boeing 727 fuselage suite. It is a refurbished a vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airframe, which in its prior life shuttled globetrotters on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines (Colombia).
Cirrus – Problems Continue
From Aero New Network
Cirrus Aircraft has confirmed persistent rumors of the imminent departure of CEO Brent Wouters after 2 and a half years of tough times and some questionable decision-making. Cirrus Co-Founder Dale Klapmeier has been named Chief Executive Officer. Brent Wouters, previously President and Chief Executive Officer, is reportedly “no longer with the company.”
