hecilopter
Well Known Member
I couldn't believe my eyes looking at this attempted impression of an airplane. If you saw it, you know which one I'm talking about. It was not actually an airplane because it had no N number or data plate. Someone actually flew this thing in (and out).
All kinds of missing fasteners, invalid nav lights (there were amber and red lights on both wings - like a Mack truck), fuel stains, improper control attachments, burn residue, etc., etc. Who knows what the firewall forward looked like as it was concealed by the overlapping, oversized cowling.
I feel like this is one of those times where I saw it and didn't say something and we will wind up reading about this guy in the NTSB reports. Since this was not even close to a legal flying aircraft, I feel he needs to be identified and the plane grounded before he hurts himself and/or someone else on the ground. Definitely not the impression we want to leave for the non flying public to attend a fly in and see something like that.
Had the FAA been in attendance, the airplane would have been grounded on the spot.
For safety sake, I hope I'm not the only one who feels this way. Rant off.
All kinds of missing fasteners, invalid nav lights (there were amber and red lights on both wings - like a Mack truck), fuel stains, improper control attachments, burn residue, etc., etc. Who knows what the firewall forward looked like as it was concealed by the overlapping, oversized cowling.
I feel like this is one of those times where I saw it and didn't say something and we will wind up reading about this guy in the NTSB reports. Since this was not even close to a legal flying aircraft, I feel he needs to be identified and the plane grounded before he hurts himself and/or someone else on the ground. Definitely not the impression we want to leave for the non flying public to attend a fly in and see something like that.
Had the FAA been in attendance, the airplane would have been grounded on the spot.
For safety sake, I hope I'm not the only one who feels this way. Rant off.
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