Biplane and RC Airplane Midair Collision

The FAA has confirmed it is investigating a midair collision between a biplane and what appears to be a large-scale radio-controlled model on Aug. 14. FAA spokesman Mike Fergus said the mishap occurred at an airport in Brighton, Colo. during what appeared to be a model aircraft event. The RC pilots were using an airport runway or taxiway for their activities, and the model involved in the collision was hovering on prop thrust above a paved surface when the biplane (type unknown) made a low-level pass with air show smoke on over the field, then struck the model.

by Glenn Pew for http://www.avweb.com

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Autos & Vehicles

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• biplane
• remote
• control
• rc
• airplane
• plane
• midair
• crash
• collision
• brighton
• colorado

[fgene71]

As an RC pilot, I can say that the most blame should take whoever allowed sharing airspace between RC and full scale at the same time. Clearly this WAS allowed. This is insane. Also, I don't see a spotter, and if there was one, he/she must have been sleeping on the job. The RC pilot had no way of knowing how to yield to the passing biplane because he couldn't (and shouldn't!) take his eyes off his model. I can only blame him for accepting the invitation to fly at such a badly organized event.

[blegukutuk]

now they need ATRC. Air traffic remote control.

[grabyourgat]

I guess if someone threw a football and that idiot in the biplane hit that, then I guess we would need a Federal government agency to regulate flying footballs. This is a pretty stupid thing to make an issue out of, because first of all, why on earth is someone flying a biplane that close to where people are flying model planes or whatever else they're doing there, OR what on earth are people doing flying model planes at an airport. Seems like a stupid prize for playing a stupid game to me.

[jetcat4445t]

@14omega28ok shows his intelligence by using profanity in a open fourm. yes that little F#$%@(*% airplane can kill someone especially if the engine part would have gone through the full scales canopy and hit the pilot in the face you moron. gezzz grow up dude!

[ChanseLFD]

WTF?? Wow....

[DarqeDestroyer]

@14omega28ok

Like you're going to fucking hurt a real jet airliner full of 155 people with some tiny ass geese.

oh, wait...

[some19872003]

to me seems like the guy flying the biplane was trying to hit it or didnt see it and shouldnt even been flying that close to people on a runway. i blame the guy in the biplane.

[14omega28ok]

Like your going to fucking hurt a real plane with a tiny ass model airplane

[nibbler125]

great... one more strike against model airplanes

[citrix69]

@grabir01 what passenger plane are you talking about? the bi-plane? sorry but thats not a passenger plane.

[citrix69]

@grabir01 you are a idiot. I fly and never have I or anybody else i know who fly buzzes the runway at full speed with SMOKE turned on. the BI-plane pilot was hot dogging it and paid the price for his recklessness. Also I see several people with radios, If the BI-plane pilot followed procure he would have called out on HIS radio on entering Up wind, down wind and on final. but since he clearly was not landing he did none of that.

[citrix69]

i live near that airport and it is a private community strip.