tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post4632760860408376543..comments2024-03-26T09:35:29.969-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Fisher Celebrity, N655WP: Accident occurred October 06, 2022 near Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO), Greensboro, Guilford County, North CarolinaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-68899161651138803962023-03-07T07:16:03.696-05:002023-03-07T07:16:03.696-05:00Thx for your kind words. Normally I like to fly a...Thx for your kind words. Normally I like to fly a tight pattern but on this flight, the tower had extended my downwind leg for landing traffic and that extension placed me over a heavily wooded area. Unfortunately the Celebrity has a glide ratio like a penguin. Although it glides very well, It just doesn't glide very far. Lots and lots of drag. I was going for the golf course, but couldn&#Wesley Parkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-65419211122306758592022-10-08T00:02:38.564-04:002022-10-08T00:02:38.564-04:00Not going to second guess a guy who flew it all th...Not going to second guess a guy who flew it all the way in then walked away with only a couple of scratches. Great attitude lesson in his belief "that when your time is up, it’s up and you can be sitting at home in your living room, and you are going to die or you can go out and live life". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-85341135899997285152022-10-07T23:16:07.525-04:002022-10-07T23:16:07.525-04:00It doesn’t sound like he had much of a choice and ...It doesn’t sound like he had much of a choice and his description is textbook on how to handle an emergency like this. Most flying manuals recommend a quick check to try and restart, time permitting. <br /><br />Legend Bob Hoover was quoted as saying: “Fly the plane into the crash, Don’t stop flying!” Exactly what this pilot did. By aiming in between the buildings, he wrecked the wings but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-60876568455307250482022-10-07T19:06:47.457-04:002022-10-07T19:06:47.457-04:00I feel very sorry for this owner, but did he get t...I feel very sorry for this owner, but did he get too involved trying to restart the motor instead of looking for an open area to land? Sad to see this airplane wrecked, but glad he's okay.Raffleshttps://vk.com/raffles727noreply@blogger.com