bonal Posted June 22, 2016 Report Posted June 22, 2016 So last night the lights flicker at home and then I sense a slight dimming which tells me something has hit our transmission or distribution lines. The circuit did not lock out and the way it hit tells me it was transmission. So I get to work and find out a Cessna 150 or 52 hit our transmission lines that run along the east ridge of the county. the pilot was injured serious but will survive. I was told by our Trouble man that he was heading from Tahoe to San Jose no idea why he would be heading in the direction he was since Lake County is way off course unless he was looking for fuel but then why not Nut Tree. Also don't know why he was so low at night over mountain terrain unless he ran out of fuel. Word I heard is the PIC was alone but is a CFI The wires were damaged but did not break cessnacrash.pdfFetching info... Quote
MB65E Posted June 22, 2016 Report Posted June 22, 2016 LUCKY! TVL in a C152 this week? Geez! I'm scared of that DA even with 200hp! -Matt Quote
Marauder Posted June 22, 2016 Report Posted June 22, 2016 Flossing a Cessna 150 with high tension lines doesn't usually end up with any good news. Glad he survived. Be curious what happened. Quote
Piloto Posted June 23, 2016 Report Posted June 23, 2016 Wire contact is more prone on helicopters. This device: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_strike_protection_system provides some degree of protection for transmission lines but not for towers guy wires. José Quote
MB65E Posted June 24, 2016 Report Posted June 24, 2016 That's an awesome video! That film company has done some killer work with helicopters. -Matt Quote
flyboy0681 Posted June 24, 2016 Report Posted June 24, 2016 What's more impressive than the cable worker is the steady hands of the chopper pilot. Quote
Piloto Posted June 25, 2016 Report Posted June 25, 2016 On 6/24/2016 at 9:53 AM, tony said: Expand After watching this I am more convince that composite planes are not for flying near lightning from thunderstorms. Metal airplanes are much safer because the lightning discharge path is thru the airframe and not the occupants. Carbon composites are semiconductors, not conductors. And if the lightning does not kill you it will take out your avionics. Go metal. José Quote
carusoam Posted June 25, 2016 Report Posted June 25, 2016 I think the expensive composite planes use a grounding mesh layer for lighting protection. Probably got that from a Cirrus website once... Best regards, -a- Quote
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