Tampa PD Helo Rescues Flight Express Pilot

[Murdoughnut]

Dude. That was explitive-ing awesome. Not the off field landing part, but the immediate-awesome response part. I hope the pilot recovers.

It's a good thing too, because that location is probably the furthest you can be within the fence from the ARFF station.

 

[JordanD]

Nah, but I do remember Austin(don't know if Austin was there when you were there) showing me what pulling the lever back can do. It was an obvious bump in glide performance.

Fun trick for power off 180's in the Arrow.

"You show me where it says I can't do that!"

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

Any formerly TPA based FLXers...

Was that Mark, the "lifetime" Baron guy?

 

[JeppUpdater]

Awesome job to the Tampa PD.

 

[Deleted member 27505]

Click the image for the audio - great work by our teams!

http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/ne...international-airport-sends-pilot-to-hospital

Wow. I hope the pilot pulls through. That was an awfully hard stop! Looks like he landed right into the berm. Ouch.

 

[Murdoughnut]

Another link with the helo video.

http://tbo.com/news/small-plane-crashes-at-tampa-airport-pilot-hospitalized-20131220/

 

[Murdoughnut]

Any formerly TPA based FLXers...

Was that Mark, the "lifetime" Baron guy?

Media is reporting Mark Love, 58

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

Media is reporting Mark Love, 58

Yep. That's him. God...he's still there. How depressing.

 

[Boris Badenov]

Yep. That's him. God...he's still there. How depressing.

Let's just hope he's only gotten himself a temporary vacation. :/

Video from the helo:

 

[Tommay85]

If you have oil pressure. The 210 (and most [all?]) requires oil pressure to move the prop toward low RPM.

Indeed you're right! Would depend on the nature of the engine failure I suppose

 

[upup89]

Hope he recovers fully. Sometimes I miss FLX and then other times not so much.

 

[mtsu_av8er]

That's crappy when you remember both the Plane AND the pilot, and think to yourself, "They're still around?".

I'm glad that Mark is doing ok. Another success story from FLX University.

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