 Been taken over?
On Apr 15, 9:22 pm, "Crash Lander" <h...@there.com.za> wrote:
> I asked my instructor on the weekend what a pilot is expected to do, should
> he come across a downed plane, or was in the vicinity on another plane that
> was going down, or making a forced landing.
Here in the USA, you'd get on the emergency channel (if you're not
already talking to ATC), and call in a Mayday. Afterwards, circling
is up to you as PIC. I suspect most people would stay around,
especially if the location was hard to find.
About ten years ago two friends here were flying together, one a lady
practicing aerobatics in a Pitts, I believe. She decided to do one
last spin for fun, but the elevator controls messed up and she bored
into the ground. Her best friend called in the Mayday, and then, not
worrying about potential damage to himself, rough-field landed his
airplane (I think a Bo) in the field next to her wreck. He ran over
to help her but she was already dead. Very sad.
Kev |