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Permalink Reply by Jim and Amelia Isaacs on January 23, 2023 at 11:43pm

Looks like he used nearly every last bit of kinetic energy to clear the wires then she stalled few feet above the highway. Gonna need some repairs but overall, well done by Dale to get the Turtle down safely and walk away.  A tribute to his experience and the ruggedness of the design. 

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Permalink Reply by Bob Simmons on January 24, 2023 at 1:02am

What's funny is, if you listen hard enough, the sound system in the truck with the dash cam is playing the opening notes to "Another One Bites the Dust".

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Permalink Reply by Bob McDonald on January 26, 2023 at 7:55pm

Pilot did exactly as he was trained to do. Fly the aircraft. Excellent forced approach with favorable results. You built it you can fix it. Well done pilot.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Welch on January 27, 2023 at 9:31am

Unfortunately it looked like he had the landing made and then stalled it, or at least lost too much airspeed, at the end. In any case it was a good outcome and he clearly made an effort to avoid the cars.

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Permalink Reply by Clint L Gosch on January 28, 2023 at 3:17pm

I'm glad he made it down safe, great job keeping cool and controlled!  A bit of luck is always good to have along too!  Does anyone know what caused the power loss?

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