Van City Seaplanes Beaver Crash Vancouver Airport/CAM9 today

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Van City Seaplanes Beaver Crash Vancouver Airport/CAM9 today

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Apparently the plane bent the wing after sticking it in the water after/during landing.
Waiting on Cadors or CTV News for more detail.
Don't think anyone injured. Witnesses; plenty, at flying Beaver bar.
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It's the new Corsair model Beaver. No one hurt but Pilot shook up. I told him it would buff right out.
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Bulawrench wrote:It's the new Corsair model Beaver.
Ok I'll be the first to put my hand up. What's a "Corsair Model Beaver."
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Bobby868 wrote:
Bulawrench wrote:It's the new Corsair model Beaver.
Ok I'll be the first to put my hand up. What's a "Corsair Model Beaver."
They're the new model that'll fit tight on boreks new aircraft carriers...
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Maybe they have the new folding wings?
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Only the right wing folds up....Slight cross wind and he went fishing.
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Was the wing damaged very badly?
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It was actually damaged quite nicely, not a cloud in the sky, lot's of audience, and severe bend in the spar, up about 45% just outboard of strut (corsair style). That wing won't fly again this week.
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I would say this is probably not air worthy :shock:
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I like it,It has that slightly bent funky look
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Winglets.


Will not buff out.
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Don't know why they didn't spring for the STC for winglets on both sides!
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Poor GQZ! Glad no one was hurt.
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That should give better clearance when taxiing up to the dock... Looks like a good mod!
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Looks like a good mod!
All you need is a left hand x-wind to complete the set.
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Glad to hear no one hurt (physically) -- birch pole and a little cable and she is flyable --
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cdnpilot77 wrote:I would say this is probably not air worthy :shock:
That'll buff right out.
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Damn lucky he didn't cartwheel it I'd say.
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Doc wrote:
cdnpilot77 wrote:I would say this is probably not air worthy :shock:
That'll buff right out.
Dial in a little aileron and/or rudder trim and it should be manageable. :shock:

But seriously... I just got my float rating ( with all of 7.1 hours) and even though I have roughly slightly over a thousand times as much TT, these water take offs and landings have my full concentration. In fact being low time in this environment...the mental analysis that I have to do beforehand is much more involved than a similar maneuver on wheels.
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A crosswind doesn't care what surface you are departing from - in general the technique is the same... correct aileron deflection into wind, keep straight with rudder - neutralize as able with speed - do whatever is required to keep aircraft straight. If departing the surface with aileron correction applied - do whatever is required to keep aircraft straight and keep the wings out of the water/weeds/pavement. Whether you roll one float out first or lift one wheel off first the above applies.

Cheers,
Kirsten B.
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Gee Que Zerd... I've got some time in that old girl too. Nobody hurt, bunch of tin bent, big splash - move along, nothing to see here. Hope the pilot gets to keep his job...
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I never liked jacuzzi; she's been passed around the south coast like the common cold. Glad nobody was hurt.
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ragbagflyer wrote:I never liked jacuzzi; she's been passed around the south coast like the common cold.

The same could be said for most of the 'ol girls here on the coast :wink:
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xsbank wrote: Hope the pilot gets to keep his job...
His/her job should be safe, SMS is non-punitive! :lol: :roll:
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