Draco Has Crashed
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Draco Has Crashed
I don't know how many follow Mike Patey and his fabulous creation Draco. I love watching his videos and the engineering that he puts into his STOL.
Yesterday Mike crashed Draco and posted a video of it. I know there are guidelines about posting aircraft accidents. I believe this falls well within those guidelines and is a good learning tool for pilots.
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Re: Draco Has Crashed
I saw that yeah. :'( I'm glad everybody came out safe and, yeah, I hope ppl learn from Mike's video. Plus I respect him saying, "Folks, it was 100% MY OWN FAULT."
- DHenriques_
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Re: Draco Has Crashed
Mike is a first class guy and an engineering and fabrication genius. He made a mistake and within hours did a video saying just that.
It only takes a second's indecision to turn a great week into a bad day. Mike wanted to make sure what happened might do some good for another pilot; thus the video. Mike knows full well how well known he is. It took guts to video to the entire nation that he made a mistake. He's the kind of person you want in aviation.
I'd fly with Mike tomorrow and told him so yesterday.
Dudley Henriques
It only takes a second's indecision to turn a great week into a bad day. Mike wanted to make sure what happened might do some good for another pilot; thus the video. Mike knows full well how well known he is. It took guts to video to the entire nation that he made a mistake. He's the kind of person you want in aviation.
I'd fly with Mike tomorrow and told him so yesterday.
Dudley Henriques
Re: Draco Has Crashed
Damn, too bad to see all the effort in that shape. Yet, (sh)it occasionally happens, and the best kind of crashes are those from which everyone come out unharmed.
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Re: Draco Has Crashed
I saw that plane at Oshkosh this year and talked with Mike to he is a great guy
Re: Draco Has Crashed
An example of how raw horsepower was mistaken for skilled airmanship.
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