Amazing Piloting Skills Recover Aircraft . . .

AND

Of course a big ol pot of luck.

Not all get to live and talk about their error and making it through.

Perfect thing for weather days and "There I was" story times.



http://biggeekdad.com/2012/03/...t-recovers-aircraft/

Of course if wouldn't have gotten himself into a low altitude accelerated stall in the first place......

I'm sure there are many dead and banged up pilots that would not be that way

IF

They had not gotten themselves into the situation they got into.


I remember a line that was repeated many a time in,
"Flight Facts"
Accident and Incident section;

'Instructor allowed situation deteriorate beyond the ability to recover control of the aircraft . . .'

Followed by whatever sort of object was struck by the aircraft.

Many a time the ground would not rise up and smite thee aircraft if one did not
Run out of

altitude

airspeed

ideas

I think it is very telling of part of the draw of these races that the producers had a camera on the pilot's wife while he was flying. Nothing like filming the immediate reaction of a loved one watching the death of there beloved. Panders to a small percentage of folks who attend these races on the hopes of witnessing carnage firsthand. Same a NASCAR events.