Wacko Pilot Does Low-Altitude Flyby

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-09-25 05:29pm

Just saw this on the news,on August 9th a wacko did a low altitude flyby over a racetrack in Drumondville,not one but at least 2 or three times.

once this story appear in any news site i`ll link it.

EDITED: they finally said when it happened.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-09-25 05:38pm

What kind of plane was he flying? You can go very low legally if your slow enough.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-09-25 05:41pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:What kind of plane was he flying? You can go very low legally if your slow enough.

I`m trying to remember the english word for it,but its one of those that land on water.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-09-25 05:45pm

Um... I know what you all are thinking, but I had nothing to do with this.

*slowly backs away

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-09-25 05:45pm

Montcalm wrote:
Sea Skimmer wrote:What kind of plane was he flying? You can go very low legally if your slow enough.
I`m trying to remember the english word for it,but its one of those that land on water.

...seaplane?

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-09-25 05:45pm

Montcalm wrote:
I`m trying to remember the english word for it,but its one of those that land on water.

That would be a floatplane or seaplane.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-09-25 05:46pm

Montcalm wrote:
Sea Skimmer wrote:What kind of plane was he flying? You can go very low legally if your slow enough.
I`m trying to remember the english word for it,but its one of those that land on water.

Amphibian?
Seaplane?
Floatplane?

Just trying to spur your memory....

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-09-25 05:48pm

Wicked Pilot wrote:Um... I know what you all are thinking, but I had nothing to do with this.

*slowly backs away

I said wacko not wicked.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-09-25 05:59pm

Montcalm wrote:
Wicked Pilot wrote:Um... I know what you all are thinking, but I had nothing to do with this.

*slowly backs away
I said wacko not wicked.

What's the difference?

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-09-25 06:01pm

Wicked Pilot wrote:Um... I know what you all are thinking, but I had nothing to do with this.

*slowly backs away

Heh, when I saw this thread I thought "This is Wicked Pilot's doing!"

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-09-25 07:37pm

Wicked Pilot wrote:Um... I know what you all are thinking, but I had nothing to do with this.

*slowly backs away

I saw you sneaking into the cockpit of that C-5 just before you did that pass.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-09-25 07:51pm

Frank Hipper wrote:
Montcalm wrote:
Sea Skimmer wrote:What kind of plane was he flying? You can go very low legally if your slow enough.
I`m trying to remember the english word for it,but its one of those that land on water.
Amphibian?
Seaplane?
Floatplane?

Just trying to spur your memory....

Hydroplane?

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-09-25 08:10pm

Exonerate wrote:
Frank Hipper wrote:
Montcalm wrote: I`m trying to remember the english word for it,but its one of those that land on water.
Amphibian?
Seaplane?
Floatplane?

Just trying to spur your memory....
Hydroplane?

Thanks i was`nt sure i almost wrote Hydravion.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-09-25 08:14pm

Generally, if the plane floats on pontoons, it is called a seaplane. If it floats on its hull, it is called a boatplane.

Shadowhawk · Post by **Shadowhawk** » 2003-09-25 08:16pm

Nathan F wrote:
Wicked Pilot wrote:Um... I know what you all are thinking, but I had nothing to do with this.

*slowly backs away
I saw you sneaking into the cockpit of that C-5 just before you did that pass.

Last time I was at the Gorge in Washington (it's a big outdoor concert venue), a C-141 Starlifter did a flyby in the canyon the ampitheater overlooks. It was nearly at eye-level to me.

EmperorMing · Post by **EmperorMing** » 2003-09-25 08:39pm

What is it, 200mph below 10,000 feet or something like that?

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-09-25 08:55pm

EmperorMing wrote:What is it, 200mph below 10,000 feet or something like that?

There's a series of increments, the lower limit is 500 feet at around 70 knots IIRC

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-09-25 09:36pm

Story in french but you can click to see the video of the wacko performing

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-09-25 09:57pm

Looks like a DeHavilland Beaver floatplane to me.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-09-25 10:04pm

EmperorMing wrote:What is it, 200mph below 10,000 feet or something like that?

I generally don't fly that fast, but I believe it is 250kts below 10,000 ft, and 200kts in Class B (JFK, O'Hare) airspace.

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2003-09-25 10:25pm

Woops thought that you said wicked pilot.

jenat-lai · Post by **jenat-lai** » 2003-09-26 04:08am

http://www.lelv30.net/tiedostot/ohmygod.wmv

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-09-26 08:18am

jenat-lai wrote:http://www.lelv30.net/tiedostot/ohmygod.wmv

Wow, thats just really stupid of them to do. They could have just video manipulated the dude instead of risking his fucking life. That was really really stupid of whoever was producing that video.

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-09-26 11:05am

jenat-lai wrote:http://www.lelv30.net/tiedostot/ohmygod.wmv

Fuck me!

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-09-26 11:09am

Wacko Pilot? Is this Wicked Pilot's little brother or something?