gbigs Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Aeromobil-Flying-Car-Crashed-Pilot-OK-224052-1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Lee Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 If that's what they call minor damage I'd like to see what totaled is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procharger Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 its like what i call excellent condition and what somebody else calls excellent totally different from what I have experienced, they should have it back flying next week with only minor damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 It is carefully worded - "only partially damaged" would mean something is still useable, and the uninjured pilot went to the hospital with back pain before he was released. Sounds like, pardon the pun, damage control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 Being a flying car, I'm sure that with a little Bondo and a little rubbing compound and It will be good as new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 You can hear the salesman now: "Oh that'll polish out sir" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 Does this get written up as a plane crash or car crash...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Koerner Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 If it happened on the ground its obviously a car crash with no NTSB report required. It looks like it made the transition into a car in a nick of time in this case. Mike Koerner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbigs Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 If an aircraft nicks a building taxiing back to the hangar and it takes a wing all or part off it's a crash report. Same goes for this thing if it's on the airport still. Or if it crashes on a highway or cow pasture or mountain from the air. Once it leaves the airport as a car, it's a traffic cops problem but cannot return to the air after repairs likely without an FAA airworthiness inspection and approval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 So if it's off airport property it's a car crash? NTSB tries to get involved, then: "No, I drove this vehicle into this field. Prove I didn't". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastEddieB Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 For the NTSB, this defines an aircraft accident: Aircraft accident means an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft receives substantial damage. For purposes of this part, the definition of “aircraft accident” includes “unmanned aircraft accident,” as defined herein. There are bound to be new wrinkles. If you have an accident on the way to the airport, would that count if you had "the intention of flight" once you got there? A real can of worms until this sorts out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedomaddict Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Its kind of funny that we live in a world where language is routinely changed to put a spin on reality. The company rep wrote that a "situation" caused the pilot to pop the chute. In this case "situation" must mean loss of control. If your flying the airplane a loss of control is a "PROBLEM!!!". But if your a politician, lawyer, computer tech or other spin doctor its a "situation" or "issue". If the test pilot (who was also the CEO) would have ended up wearing his backside like a hat and the company had gone out of business, would the company rep consider his/herself being out of work a "situation" or would it be a "problem"??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Reality and perception don't always match and perception always wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Really all this talk about the NTSB is irrelevant to this incident since it didn't happen in the USA. It might be an issue in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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