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Quote: Mason W. Originally Posted by THANK YOU PAPABATMAN! People honestly accusations of pilot error, mechanical/electronic failure and protocol aside, every one walked away safe and sound he did what he saw fit. And because of what he did no injury was caused. Along with the fact that with a plane that size, in that situation, without a skilled set of hands on the sticks someone could have been killed. Point being he did the right thing in my opinion and hell I'd give him a medal if I could for his quick thinking and fast judgement in the face of danger.



I am thrilled that no one got hurt. I also think Mac is a great pilot and, as I said previously, he should not be crucified for this crash.



But, that doesn't mean it isn't worth discussing the incident. Maybe the next funfly someone sees the crowd that close to the runway and they will think "Hey, I remember seeing a situation where that went badly, maybe we should fix it before we have a problem."



But for those who are saying how he saved the day.. watch the video again in slow motion. The rudder is far to the right and the ailerons are far to the right. All while the plane is crashing to the left in the tents. Mac was not flying that plane. Yes, he pulled it up over the crowd. And he got LUCKY that no one was back in the pits where it crashed. That is wonderful, but it was luck.



-J There's a reason that we don't allow criminal charges to come out of accident investigations in full scale aviation. It is vitally important to pick apart incidents in order to learn what happened and how they can be avoided later.I am thrilled that no one got hurt. I also think Mac is a great pilot and, as I said previously, he should not be crucified for this crash.But, that doesn't mean it isn't worth discussing the incident. Maybe the next funfly someone sees the crowd that close to the runway and they will think "Hey, I remember seeing a situation where that went badly, maybe we should fix it before we have a problem."But for those who are saying how he saved the day.. watch the video again in slow motion. The rudder is far to the right and the ailerons are far to the right. All while the plane is crashing to the left in the tents. Mac was not flying that plane. Yes, he pulled it up over the crowd. And he got LUCKY that no one was back in the pits where it crashed. That is wonderful, but it was luck.-J