Garfly Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Jim Tweto, bush pilot of ‘Flying Wild Alaska,’ dies in plane crash - The Washington Post WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM Jim Tweto, star of the Discovery Channel's "Flying Wild Alaska," has died in a plane crash, along with his passenger, Idaho outdoor guide Shane Reynolds. In this clip from "Flying Wild Alaska" Jim Tweeto bemoans the high fatal accident numbers in Alaskan flying - back then. (And he suffers a broken rudder on take off.) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgmwa Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Very sad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 The fact that he left one pax behind indicates he had a fair load on, the aircraft didn't climb after take off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfly Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) "What happened to Jim Tweto? Possible explanation." Video about everyday performance issues faced by Alaskan bush pilots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF0JFm3Z38M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SROxT8jX2P0 Edited June 28, 2023 by Garfly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruster88 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Preliminary report is out. Loss of directional control resulting in impact with a small tree caused substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer rendering the aircraft uncontrollable. Log into Facebook | Facebook M.FACEBOOK.COM Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Pitch control is the one you must have. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFguy Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 WHat does it mean by : " Flight control continuity was established through several breaks to the flight control surfaces." Does this mean flight controls were intact (IE controls connected to the surfaces ) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Not the way I read it. "Flight CONTROL continuity ESTABLISHED is curious. Horizontal stabiliser is not an elevator. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFguy Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 I read that as control surfaces were connected. But may not have been functional after hitting something . maybe pitch up due to damage , since the distance between impact and wreckage was a fair way. gust of wind or engine trouble, or both or excessive load and failure to gain altitude. Something like that even momentary engine stumble might be big trouble. You'd expect a tailwheel pilot to be ready for a gust of wind. My wild speculation, at best . arrogant presumption at worst . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 I thought the original problem was the rudder bell crank and then the horizontal stabiliser was broken after contact with a tree? Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFguy Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 I dont read anything about that in the ATSB prelim report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 That may have come from something else on the same aircraft but dealing with a fault on the rudder. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfly Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFguy Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 well he doesnt know any more than us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfly Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 Which is comforting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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