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Skydiver recounts surviving 2-plane crash at 12,000 feet

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  1. DMC

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    Wow.

    Skydiver recounts surviving 2-plane crash at 12,000 feet

    Things can quickly go wrong when flying in formation.
     
    DMC, Nov 4, 2013
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    Good that there was an emergency chute for the pilot of the plane that crashed.
     
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    Looks like the leading airplane was under the nose of the following plane and out of sight.
     
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    I assume somebody didn't do the "clearing turns" they were suppose to do.

    Nothing like having another plane's propeller in the vicinity of people jumping out of an airplane.

    Yikes. Somebody has got some explaining to do to the FAA I think.
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    There's 11 lucky guys, thank god pilot had his emergency parachute.
     
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    It's difficult for me to understand how the overtaking pilot could collide with an airplane that he knew was somewhere in front of him and why he had positioned his airplane in a place that blinded his view. Even if they were going to do some kind of formation drop he should have had the other airplane in sight all the time. Yes, the FAA will do some serious chatting with this guy.
     
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    ^i bet there will be a new regulation regarding formation flying as a result of this.
     
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    There are already concise and standing rules for formation flying. People have to learn them and use them.
     
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