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Best belly landing ever?✈️

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Rick Carlton1 year ago

Even managed to get the blades to stop at the right time/place. THAT is indeed fortunate because it avoided screwing up the blades, both shafts. and ultimately the cams. Aside from some potential underside wrinkling and paint, and after fixing the gear failure, that bird should fly again shortly.

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aircraftmaintenancengineer1 year ago

☺️👏👏

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Gregory Guida1 year ago

The best part is stopping the engines with the propellers level so as not to damage the engines. There should be sliders on the belly of the plane so if done really well, like this, there will be almost no damage from the wheels up landing.

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aircraftmaintenancengineer1 year ago

☺️👏👏

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Godwin Meter1 year ago

Dude, he cut those engines PERFECTLY. He just saved himself a ton of money on having to tear them down and inspect them. Oh, and saving the props, too. Big money there.

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aircraftmaintenancengineer1 year ago

👏👏☺️

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Martin La Grange1 year ago

Not bending the props is masterful - but I will also say that if it was my choice, I'd have preferred to use the grass side to minimise the paint work and belly repairs needed later.

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aircraftmaintenancengineer1 year ago

👏👏

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Rickey Goodson1 year ago

Clean! One or two nicks in the paint. Can be buffed out.

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aircraftmaintenancengineer1 year ago

👏👏😍

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Rob Johnson1 year ago

Depends on who you ask. Some would say making the effort to stop the props is a bad thing. As a systems and procedures teacher once said, "When the gear does not come down you have to make a mental note-- It is NOT your airplane anymore. It's the insurance company's airplane. Why take risks to save the insurance companies' engines/props? Forget the engines and focus on a good landing. Not that this guy's landing was anything short of spectacular

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aircraftmaintenancengineer1 year ago

☺️☺️✈️

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Edward Hochsmann1 year ago

And zero prop damage - well played, sir!

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David Walraven1 year ago

Super Job

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Marshall Boyette1 year ago

It works better with landing gear.

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PhilC1 year ago

If you have to, that’s the way.

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Brad Stevens1 year ago

And didn’t get the props 👏👏👏

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Alf Magne1 year ago

How did the pilot manage to stop props without damage?

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Mean Bastard1 year ago

Jesus he even saved the props

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Chris_Hisss1 year ago

Ran when parked.

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aircraftmaintenancengineer1 year ago

😂😂

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José E. B. Rabello1 year ago

Even the propellers stopped away from the runway.

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J Birch1 year ago

Are the engines designed to stop the props at the 3/9 oclock positions or was that just luck?

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Drifter1 year ago

That will buff out for sure. lol

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aircraftmaintenancengineer1 year ago

👏

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MikeyG701 year ago

Greased it!

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Michael Grady1 year ago

Nice and smooth. Shut down and feathered both engines. As luck would have it, the blades stopped horizontally saving the engines. That probably saved the aircraft from the salvage yard.

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Ken F1 year ago

Didn't damage the props either. Impressive.

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SLCScanner1 year ago

And no damage to either engine. Stopping the props especially the way they did was awesome.

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aircraftmaintenancengineer1 year ago

Definitely 💯😍👏

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David Harleyson1 year ago

He saved the engines. He's a total pro.

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ErnMan1 year ago

Do the props stop horizontally automatically by design? If so, brilliant design. If not, either tremendous luck or a skill set that is beyond comprehension.

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Frank Brown1 year ago

didn't even hurt the props

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aircraftmaintenancengineer1 year ago

☺️👏

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giuseppe federico1 year ago

Super

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Dad Joke Pro 🇺🇦 #NAFO1 year ago

Wow no propeller strike too. Powered down just in the nick of time!

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Old Surfer1 year ago

Saved his engines!

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@SilverDawnbreak lol so you in war thunder

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Solar Heavy1 year ago

will we ever land on Mars?