john stones 1 - Moderator Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Agree entirely, attitude and example. Members also need to play their part, things wont work if you just leave it to committees. We are mostly adults, we shouldn't need telling. The kids need telling very rarely. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatscoleymo Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Hi Guys - an update on Pascal. He has now been brought out of the coma and managed to sit up for 3 hours a few days ago. His condition is satisfactory. He also has 3 cervical vertebrae fractures. It is hoped he will be transferred to a hospital nearer his home in the next week or two. So reasonably good news at the moment, but long term we don't know. I at last managed to talk with one of the British lads who was at the site and witnessed the accident. He saw Pascals plane fly away from the 'combat zone' for a few seconds, then return, then fly in front of the pilots at low level where it went to full power vertically and then immediately turned 180 degrees into adive and impacted Pascals head. He appeared to be looking at the other aircraft at the time. His hard hat was completely broken (a large piece broken off) at the point of impact. The engine was embedded in his scull up to the crankcase. Sorry to be so graphic, but I think we all need to know just how easily things can go wrong big time. The thoughts are that Pascal may have been 'flying the wrong model' . They all had coloured streamers, but one had black and another darkish blue, which may have caused a mix up. I'm not sure we'll ever get to the bottom of it. Lesson to be learnt there. I'll say again - BE CAREFUL OUT THERE, and maybe the next time you see a potential safety issue, or something that could be improved, say or do something - it just might save a very serious accident. We all want to have fun in our hobby, but at the moment (and perhaps for along time to come) it's not much fun for Pascal or his family. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Good to hear he has made progress. Life has a way of spinning around and biting you on the butt. What a good job he was wearing a helmet.......so was Schumacher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Some encouraging news there but I imagine Pascal's recovery will be a long, slow process, Steve. Thanks for the update. Did anything constructive come out of the meeting at the patch you mentioned earlier in the thread? Please pass on the forum's best wishes and hopes for a quick and complete recovery Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott - Moderator Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 As Pete says, best wishes to Pascal from all of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 +1 from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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