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  • T.D. Gonzales March 29, 2011 at 8:02pm
    Smoke to increase his visibility for a go around...

    Both pilots could have avoided the collision luckily no one got hurt. I like how the guy with the camera was acting like Jerry Springer...
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    Jason Short March 29, 2011 at 6:05pm

    He had time to cut the throttle and deal with a simple broken wing. He chose to try and power out to save his model. Wrong choice.

     

    I've had kids run up to my copter many times at the park. I always cut the throttle and bring it down as fast as possible if I see them coming.

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    Randy March 29, 2011 at 4:46pm
    Nah, from reading the report it's pretty clear it's the RC pilot's fault.  RC planes have to yield to manned aircraft and he should have had a spotter who was actually looking around instead of just looking at the RC plane.
  • Gary Evans March 29, 2011 at 4:12pm
    I cannot fault either pilot since I was not there and the evidence is heresay. What I can determine for sure is that models and full sized airplanes have no business on the same airport. They have differant rules, there is no such thing as an Air Boss in real aviation and how well this worked out is self evident.    
  • Ritchie March 29, 2011 at 2:39pm

    I think both were clearly in the wrong.

    If the pilot cannot see a 15ft obstacle (whether its a tree or an RC plane) he/she should not be flying.

    If any pilot (RC or real) is going to use a runway they should make sure they are clear to do so.

    This happened thanks to bad organisation only, neither pilot was the direct cause they were both in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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