Pete B Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I believe one account referred to him being a passenger, based on the fact he was sitting in the rear seat....... Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Harvey was on the front seat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I wondered which paper would be the first to find a nearby school that he heroically managed to avoid... According to the BBC, The Daily Mirror's banner headlines say Harrison Ford is a hero who "saved many lives" by skilfully piloting his failing plane onto a golf course, avoiding hitting houses and a school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 one lucky man..... ken Anderson...ne..1 luck dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 The Ryan PT22 was based on the civilian Ryan STA, however when this aircraft was brought up to military standards it added some 400 pounds to the aircraft and this changed the STA;s benign flight characteristics to an aircraft that one should not take liberty's with. . Although it had a PT[pilot trainer] prefix it is well known to behave like an AT. [advanced trainer]. Pilots were/are told" fly it like a AT6 and you will be fine but try to fly it like a Cub or a Stearman and you will be in trouble" On the flying field I have seen several nice scale models come to grief over the years when their owners fly them like first low wing type with lots of wing area and are then surprised when it flicks out in a tight turn or drops a wing on a to slow approach. It pays to know your aircraft. So well done for getting it back on the ground in mostly one piece Mr Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Witnesses said the engine was misfiring, but the Kinner 160HP radial had two exhaust pots from the five cylinders directing into the carburettor and heat exchanger, giving that funny misfiring sound. Also, the PT-22 was known in 1940 as a handful to fly - it was heavy and draggy due to the complicated undercarriage and struttery. It killed many pilots and had to be treated with care. Luckily , Harrison's pilot experience and little luck had him land level - the u/c would have dug in and could've flipped the plane over, thankfully it didn't. Hope Indy/Han/Harrison doesn't quit flying and the PT-22 gets restored to at least static display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Vrandecic -Mes Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Among all popular, rich and spoiled actors, Mr. Ford stands out with his upbringing and best behavior. He is one of the few normal Hollywood star and this can be heard and seen on this video. Good luck with the recovery. **LINK** Edited By Josip Vrandecic -Mes on 08/03/2015 08:57:59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Didn't RCME do a feature on a scale PT22 some while ago ? Or was it a LMA feature? If I remember correctly it was a handful after it had an engine problem and some damage sustained but repaired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hargreaves - Moderator Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I did enjoy the Matt cartoon in the Daily Torygraph..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucksboy Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Newspapers are only interested in selling newspapers. From my experience in dealing with the press, every story had an error, normally several. Multiply that for all the reports in a paper and you realise that a high percentage of the paper will be false, wrong or just plain made up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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