As I said to a fellow private pilot like myself:
After messing up the ldg bouncing twice, they decide to go around and say the AC didn’t respond, I guess with thrust, properly. So, they blame the THIRD TD on the airplane INSTEAD of the FIRST link in the CHAIN (as we are told there are often several that lead to an airplane crash) which was they screwed (for a more polite word) up the landing.
Bob B. :
Probably not released for the same reason the flight data for the flight was not available at Flight Aware. That web site states even today:
“This aircraft (N8JR) is not available for public tracking per request from the owner/operator.”
The NTSB always does some preliminary work before releasing videos. Always. There is also a chance that other sources have video, that are sometimes released earlier, but that doesn’t appear to be the case in the Earnhardt botched landing.
In the video, just before starting, the pilot called out “clear !”. With the canopy fully closed and with no vents, it’s not likely anyone heard his warning…
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Rest assured we all heard Joe loud and clear. https://youtu.be/DP1OyrsVJSU
Everyone does it - you announce “CLEAR” then hit the starter a second later - right?
Luckily no one is ever there - ha,
I thought it was simultaneously. Starter button and announcement at the same time.
The plane looks like something thrown together in a weeks time.
“clear” …and then he almost immediately hits the starter.
Whatch the video and imagine YOU trying to actuallly hear, interpret, and then physically moving out of the way before the prop starts. Who cares these days if you shout “clear” if you almost immediately start the engine? Please people, wait at least 4-5 seconds before hitting the starter or don’t say “clear” at all.
Before the magneto switch is set to “Both”, look ahead/right/left/behind the aircraft. Yelling “Clear” should just be a formality.
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There is a reason for it, like checking the chamber of a gun before pointing it at a cinematographer.