what do you think of the HP 92?

[rprosperi]

(02-03-2022 09:22 PM)teenix Wrote:  

(02-03-2022 01:33 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  What kind of plane were you in, sounds like you picked (or own?) the right kind, a real testament to it's sturdy construction. I would have never guessed contact with a power line could be safely survived.

Cessna 210 for this particular job. Some have 15,000 airframe hours and considering the terrible pounding they take at low level for up to 12 hours a day, Cessna sure did their sums properly. I wonder if they purchased HP-35's when they came out :-) I don't think back then this generation of planes were expected to fly into the next century, but here they are. Sadly, we have had a fatal with a main spar breaking (unheard of) and a lucky escape where the wire tore into the wing cutting the aileron cables. Birds cause problems also. It's amazing how they can get though the propeller disk unscathed, and then hit the windscreen. One guy got knocked out when one came through. Lucky he had a co-pilot.

cheers

Tony

Nice solid airplane, a shame it's fatal... I've never heard of a broken main spar from an incident like that, though to be fair, I've never heard of an incident like that, where the pilot brought it back to a safe landing.

Sounds like your nerves survived the impact OK, did your pants fare as well? Must have been a realllly frightening experience, glad you've some through OK.