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#4274033 - 06/28/16 02:07 AM Cessna pulling banner crash lands in Detroit  
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The pilot was only 18 years old. He was pulling a banner ad before the fireworks show. He ran out of gas. People were hurt by the falling power lines. It was really windy here today. He was close to city airport. Sounds like he wasn't paying enough attention to his fuel. Pilot walked away, but I think he is in big trouble. Is 18 too young for this kind of flying?

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#4274038 - 06/28/16 02:28 AM Re: Cessna pulling banner crash lands in Detroit [Re: LB4LB]  
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1. Who knows why he had the engine out - it's easy to say "he ran out of gas" in a report, but there are many reasons for an engine out. Odd that they said they smelled fuel around the aircraft after saying he was out.

2. He's possibly in trouble. Depends on the cause of the engine out. And, ultimately, that's why one buys insurance.

3. Never mistake age for experience, or experience for age. He may be a high time pilot with a bunch of hours. It just depends on when he got his permit and how much he flys.


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#4274039 - 06/28/16 02:36 AM Re: Cessna pulling banner crash lands in Detroit [Re: LB4LB]  
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Crash landed in Detroit? First thing I'd think walking away from the wreckage is how I ended up in Mogadishu.


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#4274069 - 06/28/16 07:13 AM Re: Cessna pulling banner crash lands in Detroit [Re: Peally]  
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Originally Posted By: Peally
Crash landed in Detroit? First thing I'd think walking away from the wreckage is how I ended up in Mogadishu.

Haha! My first thought was Escape from New York. biggrin


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#4274100 - 06/28/16 11:48 AM Re: Cessna pulling banner crash lands in Detroit [Re: Immermann]  
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Originally Posted By: Immermann
Originally Posted By: Peally
Crash landed in Detroit? First thing I'd think walking away from the wreckage is how I ended up in Mogadishu.

Haha! My first thought was Escape from New York. biggrin
Me too!! Except in Detroit there's no huge tall building you can land on to be temporarily safe from the bad guys.


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#4274149 - 06/28/16 02:09 PM Re: Cessna pulling banner crash lands in Detroit [Re: LB4LB]  
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Ah man, you guys went right to the Detroit bashing. I get it. I do. My mind went first to things like, 'were the tires and the radio gone by the time the police arrived 45 minutes later ?' "was the pilot robbed and beat up after he got out of the plane?" I know, I know.

I just thought some of the pilots might think that 18 years old was too young to be flying near an event with that many people around. We had a banner pulling plane crash land in a field near us two summers ago. Suprised it doesn't happen more.

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Surely there are more effective ways of advertising than flying a big banner around? It just seems to be an outdated method to me.


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#4274158 - 06/28/16 02:31 PM Re: Cessna pulling banner crash lands in Detroit [Re: LB4LB]  
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http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/small...-crashed-before

Oh wow ! Turns out this is the same plane that crash landed by me a few years back. Creepy ..........

#4274160 - 06/28/16 02:38 PM Re: Cessna pulling banner crash lands in Detroit [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Originally Posted By: PanzerMeyer
Surely there are more effective ways of advertising than flying a big banner around? It just seems to be an outdated method to me.


It's unique and people actually look at it, so it's at least somewhat effective. It's kinda like those Geico air typers.


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#4274162 - 06/28/16 02:41 PM Re: Cessna pulling banner crash lands in Detroit [Re: Peally]  
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Originally Posted By: Peally
Originally Posted By: PanzerMeyer
Surely there are more effective ways of advertising than flying a big banner around? It just seems to be an outdated method to me.


It's unique and people actually look at it, so it's at least somewhat effective. It's kinda like those Geico air typers.


With all the millennials having their heads down all the time looking at their smartphones, I bet Superman could fly by naked and nobody would notice. smile


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#4274165 - 06/28/16 02:45 PM Re: Cessna pulling banner crash lands in Detroit [Re: LB4LB]  
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Originally Posted By: LB4LB
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/small...-crashed-before

Oh wow ! Turns out this is the same plane that crash landed by me a few years back. Creepy ..........


Engine threw a rod? Bad day and a good landing!


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#4274167 - 06/28/16 02:46 PM Re: Cessna pulling banner crash lands in Detroit [Re: Jayhawk]  
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Originally Posted By: Jayhawk
Originally Posted By: Peally
Originally Posted By: PanzerMeyer
Surely there are more effective ways of advertising than flying a big banner around? It just seems to be an outdated method to me.


It's unique and people actually look at it, so it's at least somewhat effective. It's kinda like those Geico air typers.


With all the millennials having their heads down all the time looking at their smartphones, I bet Superman could fly by naked and nobody would notice. smile


Exactly. Heck, even at some sporting events I've been to I see a bunch of people with their heads buried in their smartphones and it's not just "young adults" either.

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#4274171 - 06/28/16 02:53 PM Re: Cessna pulling banner crash lands in Detroit [Re: LB4LB]  
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Whenever I see these planes flying, the engine always sounds strange to me. I know the the drag from the banner has a lot to do with how you fly, but not sure on the specifics. The engine sounds rich, and it looks like the flaps are down quite a bit. They almost seem like they are creeping into stall speed. Must be a cost/benefit thing as far as advertising. Hell, I can never make out what the banner says anyways.

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#4274278 - 06/28/16 09:14 PM Re: Cessna pulling banner crash lands in Detroit [Re: Dart]  
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Originally Posted By: Dart
Originally Posted By: LB4LB
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/small...-crashed-before

Oh wow ! Turns out this is the same plane that crash landed by me a few years back. Creepy ..........


Engine threw a rod? Bad day and a good landing!


Detroit 4 News is still reporting 'out of gas'. They also said the 2011 crash was due to some sort of mechanical problem.


There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB.
The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed.
There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
#4274376 - 06/29/16 07:12 AM Re: Cessna pulling banner crash lands in Detroit [Re: LB4LB]  
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So I'm wondering, did the crash improve the city?


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#4274457 - 06/29/16 12:51 PM Re: Cessna pulling banner crash lands in Detroit [Re: Rick.50cal]  
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Originally Posted By: Rick.50cal

So I'm wondering, did the crash improve the city?


No,but there will be a nice little spike in tourism when the NTSB guys come by to investigate the crash.


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So I'm wondering, did the crash improve the city?


No,but there will be a nice little spike in tourism when the NTSB guys come by to investigate the crash.


They better watch their stuff. A few years back the Secret Service was in Detroit for an Obama visit, and one of their equipment trailers was stolen right out from underneath their noses. That was hysterical.

But hey, Detroit is making a comeback. The local news stations around here have been saying so for over 50 years. So, any minute now...

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Superman could fly by naked and nobody would notice. smile


He does that..? Damn! I need to look up more often! biggrin


Supergirl or Wonderwoman yah but Superman nah. nope


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