That's the question everyone seems to be asking.RIP.....I wonder what happened!
Vlado gave -- GAVE -- us lots of stuff for our Mustang Room at Amelia's Landing. He wouldn't even accept money for shipping.
That's the kind of guy he was -- and he didn't even know us yet. He just heard what we were building, back in 2002, and wanted to help.
He was just giving me crap on Facebook last night. I can't believe he's gone...
Godspeed, Vlado. I am proud to have called you my friend.
RIP.....I wonder what happened!
I got a chance to fly a P-51 a couple of times. The guy I flew with also owned a T-6 which I have many hours in. I remember he told me, if you can fly a T-6, you can fly a P-51. The T-6 was designed to teach pilots and weed out the bad ones, the P-51 wasn't. However, he told me when something goes wrong in a P-51, it goes wrong in a hurry. It seems we've been losing them at a rate of one per year, which is a really high accident rate when you consider how many were out there.RIP.....I wonder what happened!
I got a chance to fly a P-51 a couple of times. The guy I flew with also owned a T-6 which I have many hours in. I remember he told me, if you can fly a T-6, you can fly a P-51. The T-6 was designed to teach pilots and weed out the bad ones, the P-51 wasn't. However, he told me when something goes wrong in a P-51, it goes wrong in a hurry. It seems we've been losing them at a rate of one per year, which is a really high accident rate when you consider how many were out there.
From what I've heard of Vlado, he was a good and caring man and I can only assume he would be devastated that a young lady with a long life ahead of her was lost along with him.
I got a chance to fly a P-51 a couple of times. The guy I flew with also owned a T-6 which I have many hours in. I remember he told me, if you can fly a T-6, you can fly a P-51. The T-6 was designed to teach pilots and weed out the bad ones, the P-51 wasn't. However, he told me when something goes wrong in a P-51, it goes wrong in a hurry. It seems we've been losing them at a rate of one per year, which is a really high accident rate when you consider how many were out there.
From what I've heard of Vlado, he was a good and caring man and I can only assume he would be devastated that a young lady with a long life ahead of her was lost along with him.
Yup. Back in 2002, when we were discussing the possibility of building an aviation themed hotel, I'm pretty sure Vlado participated on the conversation.Vlado's name sounded familiar. Was he on the old usenet rec.aviation.piloting boards by chance?
As far as figuring out what happened, it seems as if everyone is running a go-pro when they operate these types of planes so perhaps there's a chance of recovering video.
Nevertheless, RIP.
I saw ... heck, I TOUCHED some of Vlado's parts in your Mustang room. And I have pictures to prove it.He also generously contributed to the effort. His authentic Mustang parts are an integral (and cool) part of the decor of our Mustang Room.
Well, that just adds more mystery to the crash...
Didn't look too mysterious to me. Low level acrobatic stunt gone wrong. I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.Well, that just adds more mystery to the crash...
I'm guessing that is not the cause.Didn't look too mysterious to me. Low level acrobatic stunt gone wrong. I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.
I'm guessing that is not the cause.
Vlado had 9,000+ hours in P-51s. He knew exactly what it could and could not do.
The report said they were doing 'high altitude' aerobatics.Didn't look too mysterious to me. Low level acrobatic stunt gone wrong. I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.
If something broke inflight, they'll probably be able to figure it out.I wonder if something broke during the high altitude aerobatics? Was he in control when it crashed?
The report said they were doing 'high altitude' aerobatics.
Then they add the line about a single witness saying 25 feet about the power lines.
I wouldn't get too wrapped up about the prelim....