Curious About Mid Air Collidions

[Wayne Galligan]

Gray Fowler and Paul Villarubea midaired wing to wing.   Fowler did that exact same thing at the Dallas contest last year...AND landed it perfectly on the runway.  It was slowly rolling and going a way from him and towards the ground at what seemed like full throttle and his caller said knife edge it.   Got the heavy wing down and stabilized it and then rolled it upright with mucho rudder and opposite aileron.   Was a sight to see.  Paul Villarubea wing was nearly broken in half and had he put any neg G' on it at all it would have snapped and he made a near perfect landing also.  


W.G.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ron Van Putte 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 9:33 AM
  Subject: Re: Curious About Mid Air Collidions


    ----- Original Message -----
    From: BUDDYonRC at aol.com 
    To: discussion at nsrca.org 
    Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 8:20 PM
    Subject: Curious About Mid Air Collidions


    While talking pattern the question came up about how many mid air collisions there were in a season flying pattern.
    I thought I would post the question and possibly get an idea of the number from the your answers.
    At the contests that I attended in 2004 I counted four, let me know what contest you attended that experienced one.


  The most memorable midair I ever saw was between Ray McCellan and Chip Hyde at a Nats in Lawrenceville, IL. After the collision, both airplanes went to idle and several pieces began to fall. Then, the engine on Chip's airplane went to full throttle and he put it into knife edge flight. It was minus half the right wing. He flew the airplane back and dumped it on the runway. Incredible!

  Ron Van Putte
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