This is rare footage of the ultralight hunting in its natural habitat. Watch how it spins in circles to confuse the herd of people. Then it selects one target, usually the slowest, and goes in for the kill.
owhgogh electrical failure, I think ill gun it then get out and hand start it *walking out to prop* *whataga whatchaga whatchagagagagagagagaggagaag* ahh run away oops
Of course the editors of this show also couldn't resist adding "crashing" sound effects for even more dramatic impact!
I hate these shows. They're irresponsible. The glorify everything to make it look as horrible as possible. Yes, of COURSE this was still a horrible accident and potentially deadly, but we could to without the extra dramatization.
Why was the engine running without a pilot in the cockpit? Rule #1 in ALL aircraft operations is that no aircraft engine should ever be running unless someone competent to control the aircraft is in the pilot's seat! Sounds like someone really fucked up, but of course the overhyped ("killer plane", "mind of it's own", "Maniacal machine", "certain death blow"etc.) episode doesn't explain any of that.
Yet another government regulation that did nothing to stop the stupid from causing damage!
@eimb1999 you said it all man, I hope that maybe something like this never happens again, but you know that this is nearly impossible to accomplish...and hope doesn't get man anywhere...
Gear malfunction ? like hell! I was there that day and sometime later had a discussion with another pilot who had offered the owner help to start his a/c, the owners response is not printable & neither was this the first time this cowboy had had trouble with his aircraft. As for this being the Airshow from hell, no way! this actually happened just before the airshow proper started, when this was sorted, the rest of the day went ahead without a hitch & a gr8 time had by all.
I would have had to sue the owner of that plane back to the stone age. I would have made sure that he lived in the street after I got through with him.
Out of curiosity...What if the plane gets airborne uncontrolled...I think once it happened to some cessna but i'm not sure...Air force shoots'em down?most likely...
lots of ultralights are hand started, because they don't happen to be fitted with an electric starter
big thing is, ya GOTTA make sure the brakes are ON - if the brakes can't be set ON, then you MUST make sure the wheels are chocked
and ya also MUST make sure the thtottle is set to LOW
if ya can't do all of these things then you MUST have someone in the aircraft, or at least standing right alongside the cockpit to whack the magneto switches OFF if the aircraft moves one inch
Broken grounding circuit in the P-Lead; Pilot inadvertently left carburator throttle open afrer shurdown.. A gust of wind over the prop; on TDC and Bang! Impulse cupling fires; engine comes to life! How horrible!! people need to be more careful with their airplanes!!
I was thinking the same thing. The killer airplane implies that the damned thing was possesed or something and had a mind of its own. Ha ha. The dialogue sucks but you gotta love the guy's voice. Lol.
Wouldn't of tipped onto its nose if it were a tractor, it's only that the prop on the back pushed it forward. Had is been on the front it would of chopped everyone up :(
If you can get 2 or 3 guys just to grab the tail it will it least slow it down long enough for the people to get away I would think. Those little ultralights only weigh 250-300 or so right?
Not a hope mate, that one weighs 280kg empty or 616 pounds and generates alot of thrust. Holding onto the tailplane would just level the plane enabling it to probably lift off.
Right . . ."malfunctioning gear" or not, this was completely avoidable, and was pure negligence on the part of the pilot. Damn lucky for him there weren't more serious injuries or deaths. Should be a very expensive lesson for the pilot.
Has anyone heard of being present and sitting in the cockpit before starting an aircraft. This was avoidable. The pilot should loose his license for life!!!! Mandy could have died if she had been hit by the prop. While I don't know all the facts I would say the pilot needs shooting. He's an idiot, manfunction or not I didn't see the pilot jumping out of the seat!!!
Well lets see,we can run it on a high idle,turn our backs on it,and roll the dice,,,,Damm it ,,,snake eyes,,you guy watch the plane for a sec.I have to roll something
it is an ultrabat, a later development of the Sapphire ultralight series (aust). An evolution of a Scott Winton design sadly killed in his record setting Facet opal craft
Extremly nasty
kyrkbymannen 3 weeks ago
This is rare footage of the ultralight hunting in its natural habitat. Watch how it spins in circles to confuse the herd of people. Then it selects one target, usually the slowest, and goes in for the kill.
636roadrunner 10 months ago 6
hahahaha
amlonaa 1 year ago
That is damn scary stuff.
Perhaps a radio controlled kill switch could prevent such disasters in the future?
PonyHaven 1 year ago
They got a show alright....
dltodd1966 1 year ago
HAHA
aaronzack14 1 year ago
this is a job for a plane whisperer!
commandro 1 year ago
owhgogh electrical failure, I think ill gun it then get out and hand start it *walking out to prop* *whataga whatchaga whatchagagagagagagagaggagaag* ahh run away oops
RCvehicleGuy 1 year ago
Of course the editors of this show also couldn't resist adding "crashing" sound effects for even more dramatic impact!
I hate these shows. They're irresponsible. The glorify everything to make it look as horrible as possible. Yes, of COURSE this was still a horrible accident and potentially deadly, but we could to without the extra dramatization.
eimb1999 1 year ago
Why was the engine running without a pilot in the cockpit? Rule #1 in ALL aircraft operations is that no aircraft engine should ever be running unless someone competent to control the aircraft is in the pilot's seat! Sounds like someone really fucked up, but of course the overhyped ("killer plane", "mind of it's own", "Maniacal machine", "certain death blow"etc.) episode doesn't explain any of that.
Yet another government regulation that did nothing to stop the stupid from causing damage!
eimb1999 1 year ago
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fwiffo2k 6 months ago
@eimb1999 you said it all man, I hope that maybe something like this never happens again, but you know that this is nearly impossible to accomplish...and hope doesn't get man anywhere...
fwiffo2k 6 months ago
I think Mandy was about to say "I'm thankful that.... I've got such a thick skull the airplane just bounced off.."
texNoz 1 year ago
That airplane really was a crowd favorite.
FlightLevelHeaded 1 year ago
Gear malfunction ? like hell! I was there that day and sometime later had a discussion with another pilot who had offered the owner help to start his a/c, the owners response is not printable & neither was this the first time this cowboy had had trouble with his aircraft. As for this being the Airshow from hell, no way! this actually happened just before the airshow proper started, when this was sorted, the rest of the day went ahead without a hitch & a gr8 time had by all.
riverduk 1 year ago
I would have had to sue the owner of that plane back to the stone age. I would have made sure that he lived in the street after I got through with him.
eman20083421 1 year ago
haha mandy was probably like "Man, that's a whimpy plane.."
then the plane was like
" WHAT?! OH FUCK YOU !"
dominodash21 1 year ago
Out of curiosity...What if the plane gets airborne uncontrolled...I think once it happened to some cessna but i'm not sure...Air force shoots'em down?most likely...
sizenevermatters 1 year ago
Was anyone killed?
losttreasurehunt 2 years ago
Who is this idiot who started the plane with nobody in the cockpit!! Malfunctioning BRAIN caused this disaster.
helipilot727 2 years ago 3
Why havent they shot the plane its the us right?
BorisHooiBoef 2 years ago
Haha
Daood416 2 years ago
lots of ultralights are hand started, because they don't happen to be fitted with an electric starter
big thing is, ya GOTTA make sure the brakes are ON - if the brakes can't be set ON, then you MUST make sure the wheels are chocked
and ya also MUST make sure the thtottle is set to LOW
if ya can't do all of these things then you MUST have someone in the aircraft, or at least standing right alongside the cockpit to whack the magneto switches OFF if the aircraft moves one inch
simple !
boleropilot 2 years ago
This kit will sell like hotcakes...
ericambrosecoon 2 years ago
The "killer plane" stupid yanks.
DeathPenquin 2 years ago
Keys always out when your not sat in it !
finchpaul 2 years ago
HA!
BenetFleck 2 years ago
Fuckin lucky that propeller was not on the front of the plane...choppy chop chop
Benzenering1004 2 years ago 2
Mustn't ever start the engine by hand or by key unless there's a pilot in the seat. This is why.
scottmck72 2 years ago 3
Broken grounding circuit in the P-Lead; Pilot inadvertently left carburator throttle open afrer shurdown.. A gust of wind over the prop; on TDC and Bang! Impulse cupling fires; engine comes to life! How horrible!! people need to be more careful with their airplanes!!
banyani 2 years ago
nonsense
zengeneral01 2 years ago
You may be right, but not wind. Some dick probably turned the prop with a live impulse coupling, either left on or a short circuit.
scottmck72 2 years ago 2
darn 1:1 scale r/c's!!!
ARXHMalakas 2 years ago
"The killer plane" how stupid can the narrator get, it didn't kill anyone it's not a killer plane then is it.
Bloodgod40 2 years ago
Show is notirious for sensationalist, crap narrating.
chanrobi 2 years ago
I was thinking the same thing. The killer airplane implies that the damned thing was possesed or something and had a mind of its own. Ha ha. The dialogue sucks but you gotta love the guy's voice. Lol.
anooseholay 2 years ago
:] lool
GIOKMAN 2 years ago
fake!!
nachregulierbar 2 years ago
no thats real dumbass
sreqwq 2 years ago
you'd think if someone saw an out of control plane coming torward you , you'd run...
DVAFP 2 years ago
wonder if his retard insurance covers that?
FiedtheNeedIT1 2 years ago
what a stupid owners of the aircraft...
1michino1 2 years ago
You sure there wasn't a woman at the stick? LOL
JaleelJohanson62 2 years ago
Was that Al Gore in there, trying to put an end to green house gas's.
Clearly69 3 years ago
Now, if the prop was mounted in the front this would have been over the second it tipped onto its nose.
BTW. Who the hell has the key in the ignition when they aren't in the seat? That's just a horrible idea.
HunsV 3 years ago 3
Wouldn't of tipped onto its nose if it were a tractor, it's only that the prop on the back pushed it forward. Had is been on the front it would of chopped everyone up :(
mjok2004 3 years ago
the aircraft was obviously after that girl.....but I don't know why
OK2BCK 3 years ago 2
actually it was a drunked women in the cockpit
djams78 3 years ago 2
It was a highly trained lab rat piloting that aircraft.
mjok2004 3 years ago
except she wasnt drinking...just driving
jus199 3 years ago
If you can get 2 or 3 guys just to grab the tail it will it least slow it down long enough for the people to get away I would think. Those little ultralights only weigh 250-300 or so right?
safetysquirrel 3 years ago
Not a hope mate, that one weighs 280kg empty or 616 pounds and generates alot of thrust. Holding onto the tailplane would just level the plane enabling it to probably lift off.
torqueingheads 3 years ago
Ultra bat is no where near 280 KG
mjok2004 3 years ago
wow. im glad no one was hurt too badly
the pilot must be kicking himself in the ASS for this!
Tinman4000 3 years ago
It only weighs 250lbs. They should have just got a big guy to wrestle it to the ground.
brianwayne 3 years ago
I wish it would have taken off...that would have been cool!
wmcs11 3 years ago 3
Yeah man! The coolest part would have been when it dropped on your roof!
1casa352 3 years ago 2
No accident, SHEER STUPIDITY...
cowboy6591 3 years ago
Think about the damage if the propeller had been forward of the plane?
DanielFiskaa 3 years ago 8
Man I just screamed out loud. It would be terrible I thought it was going to get someone.
mjok2004 3 years ago
Yea,
Good thing it was a pusher prop!
ryanspeed 3 years ago
no, bad it was a pusher. see how it noes down? that would ahve stopped it.
rubber314chicken 3 years ago
2 WORDS...
PILOT ERROR....
or in this case IDIOT PILOT ERROR...
voxgateway 4 years ago 3
man! its like its alive and on the attack...
foxprogt 4 years ago
No aircraft should be started unless there is
a competent person at the controls or it is
securely tethered.
In the US there is no licensing of FAR 103
compliant ultralights or their pilots, so
the responsible person cannot be grounded.
But the injured parties have a slam dunk
lawsuit for negligence.
fredfighteru 4 years ago
Right . . ."malfunctioning gear" or not, this was completely avoidable, and was pure negligence on the part of the pilot. Damn lucky for him there weren't more serious injuries or deaths. Should be a very expensive lesson for the pilot.
gamr4life 3 years ago
agreed, I'm not quite sure what he means by "malfunctioning gear" the engine should never have been started from the outside with an open throttle
meggark 3 years ago
Always always always be in the seat when running equipment of any kind!! What a stupid bastard.
admiralnomad 4 years ago
No one was killed but a teenage girl recieved some brken bones and several others bruised battered.
the dude that did this was one of those who managed tp piss everyone off with his big mouth. did a few other classic events previously.
onya george almost ruined it for the rest of us. ya peckerhead
ozzieinoz 4 years ago
Plane stupidity!!
Givusabrake 4 years ago
Has anyone heard of being present and sitting in the cockpit before starting an aircraft. This was avoidable. The pilot should loose his license for life!!!! Mandy could have died if she had been hit by the prop. While I don't know all the facts I would say the pilot needs shooting. He's an idiot, manfunction or not I didn't see the pilot jumping out of the seat!!!
cameratrapper 4 years ago 2
Maniacal machine?
torqueingheads 4 years ago
This clip so needs to be set to the Benny Hill theme!!
HailAnts 4 years ago 3
Nearly choked on my beer laughing at this comment.... really not a funny situation, though.
coldblue95 4 years ago 2
This comment has received too many negative votes show
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
aerospace82 3 years ago
wouldn't it be nice if you guys tested the engine before flight w/o propeller on it.
darrinjeffrieskilla 4 years ago
It couldn't have been THAT certain of a "death blow" as the grandfather managed to live.
igykalen 4 years ago
holy shit.
krasnyoktabr33 4 years ago
Awesome!!!
wdzldz 4 years ago
people are just dumb i guess...
biohazard123321 4 years ago
Well lets see,we can run it on a high idle,turn our backs on it,and roll the dice,,,,Damm it ,,,snake eyes,,you guy watch the plane for a sec.I have to roll something
jlebronh42 4 years ago
it is an ultrabat, a later development of the Sapphire ultralight series (aust). An evolution of a Scott Winton design sadly killed in his record setting Facet opal craft
tyro260274 4 years ago
what is the type of this ultralight ?
cht0991234119 4 years ago
Hi!
unluckyday94 4 years ago