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To: central_va

Float planes are the only aircraft where the take-off is more challenging than the landing.

That's not to say that the landings are a piece of cake.

37 posted on 03/08/2023 10:37:14 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)

To: Yo-Yo

Somebody forgot to tighten the bolts on that engine mount!

39 posted on 03/08/2023 10:41:10 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)

To: Yo-Yo

Guess he couldn’t do a go around.

40 posted on 03/08/2023 10:43:50 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)

To: Yo-Yo

Ok kind of misstimed the flair out but the engine shouldn’t fly off it’s mount like that.

45 posted on 03/08/2023 10:53:38 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)

To: Yo-Yo

No flaps, ok then.

46 posted on 03/08/2023 10:54:21 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)

To: Yo-Yo

This is fascinating footage. Playing NTSB but here are my observations:

No flaps
Engine is running
Impact tears engine off!!!
The spinning blades damaged/weakened the pontoons.
The aformentioned weakened pontoons could not handle the extreme stress of the second impact and folded like a lawn chair
Giant cluster F follows

49 posted on 03/08/2023 11:09:12 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)

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