mooneysteve Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 I dont recommend falling out of the sky, but if you have to, do it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyDave Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Quote: mooneysteve It wasnt an attempt to turn back to the runway, it was attempt to flatten out and make it to a safe landing area, which didnt happen, so it was put into the trees as flat as possible. How do I know this..........it was me and we are both alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Great news. Â Steve, nicely done. All the best. I hope you and your Mrs have a quick recovery , and that the Globe doesn't chase you around next... Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omega708 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Quote: mooneysteve I dont recommend falling out of the sky, but if you have to, do it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Quote: mooneysteve I dont recommend falling out of the sky, but if you have to, do it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetdriven Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 well said... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyMitch Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Congratulations Steve. Excellent job you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooneysteve Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 We are still in the hospital. Stoney Brook, nice people. even gave me a laptop to use. We are pretty banged up, I mostly from carrying my bride through the woods. For the record, nobody got us out of the plane, I unbelted my bride, removed her from the the plane as it was burning and carried her through the woods until a safe distance. If I had waited for the "hero from the web\news" we would be f#ckin toast. Im no hero, just doing my job, wanting to live another day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co2bruce Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Steve Great job. I hope you and your wife recover quickly. Its nice to hear of a favorable outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantom Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Quote: aviatoreb I have seen that video. Â Very ugly. Â That does not look like a survivable crash and since in this case both pilots survived, I was guessing that they did not attempt the turn back with the inevitable low altitude nose dive such as in the video. Since they both survived I am sure a clear story will emerge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontierwg Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Quote: mooneysteve It wasnt an attempt to turn back to the runway, it was attempt to flatten out and make it to a safe landing area, which didnt happen, so it was put into the trees as flat as possible. How do I know this..........it was me and we are both alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyboy0681 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Quote: Frontierwg I saw you go down yesterday and i was there to help get you and the girl under that fence.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Avalle Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Steve, excelent job! I wish you both a quick recovery. Once again, this only shows how little our media knows about flying and how important it is for us to be able to educate and show them what we are doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontierwg Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Quote: mooneysteve We are still in the hospital. Stoney Brook, nice people. even gave me a laptop to use. We are pretty banged up, I mostly from carrying my bride through the woods. For the record, nobody got us out of the plane, I unbelted my bride, removed her from the the plane as it was burning and carried her through the woods until a safe distance. If I had waited for the "hero from the web\news" we would be f#ckin toast. Im no hero, just doing my job, wanting to live another day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMan Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Can we get some pictures of the area where the plane went down? I'm curious what it went into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMan Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Quote: mooneysteve We are still in the hospital. Stoney Brook, nice people. even gave me a laptop to use. We are pretty banged up, I mostly from carrying my bride through the woods. For the record, nobody got us out of the plane, I unbelted my bride, removed her from the the plane as it was burning and carried her through the woods until a safe distance. If I had waited for the "hero from the web\news" we would be f#ckin toast. Im no hero, just doing my job, wanting to live another day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARZ Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Steve - glad to hear things went well for the situation - to the rest please consider the public venue and potential consequences of asking / sharing information on a forum such as this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackn Posted August 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Very dramatic!! The media loves stories like this. http://news.yahoo.com/barefoot-bread-baker-craig-schum-pulls-2-fiery-181746156--abc-news-topstories.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddDPT Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Quote: oavalle Steve, excelent job! I wish you both a quick recovery. Once again, this only shows how little our media knows about flying and how important it is for us to be able to educate and show them what we are doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooneygirl Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Been there done that Steve. You did a great job. We all walked out too in 2003. Five trees down and us amongst them. I feel your pain! Glad we both did it in a Mooney....Texas strong. Best wishes to your bride too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moodychief Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Never believe what the media is selling and never judge another by what has been reported. Â According to the media, I died in a Cessna 172 in 1978 in a neighboring state during a weekend trip. Â To say the least, my coworkers and boss were speechless when I walked through the door three days later. Â I didn't even know I was dead until they told me! Â Steve, I wish you and your wife a speedy recovery. Â Having escaped a burning plane myself, the best thing is to get back in the air as soon as possible. Â Best regards!!! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaV8or Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Good job Steve and speedy recovery for you both. You're likely to go over this event a million times in your head and I hope you can get some distance from it as quick as possible. Sort of a PTSD. It doesn't just happen to soldiers. I pray that all goes well for you both. I sounds like you did as best as possible in the circumstances. Sometimes it doesn't just end up a gentle glide back to the runway. Sad, bitter truth about flying GA. I'm really glad my wife doesn't read the flying forums I go to. Bad enough the news media reports a plane crash nearly everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Steve- We're all glad you and your wife are safe. You did the best you could in a bad situation. Good job. -Seth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mazer Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Glad you are or will be all right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcclaimML Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Glad to hear you and your bride are going to be alright. Â And from a bunch of pilots to another--give yourself a break. Â Try not to worry about what you did or didn't do. Â What you "did" is walk a way from something a lot of folks failed to do in similar situations. Â Great job and a speedy recovery to you both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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