Piper lands in traffic on Quebec Hiway

[PeteLeathersac]

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Check this clip out as a Piper Pilot w/ mechanical difficulties slips his bird into Hiway traffic yesterday in Quebec...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T03OquL3sIs
:beers:
~ Pete

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[Billohio]

Cars just passed like that is normal.

[Bill Pritchard]

Not sure how courteous drivers are in Quebec, but I can think of many places in the US where if that had happened, the cars behind the plane would have been laying on the horn for him to hurry up and get out of their way.

[ruralrte66]

Thank God he got it landed, lucky man.

Thanks for posting Gregg

[AnthonyS]

Tabernac!

That's talent!

[mssl72]

Boy, he put it down nicely! He had to put it down in between cars and highway signs! Wow!!

On a lighter note, I don't think Super Dave would've had to land at all. At the pace he works, he would've climbed out the window and fixed it before he ever had to think about landing!

[A12pilot]

:youguysrock: Haha! Now that's a funny funny!

But man, seriously, excellent job by that pilot! :biggthumpup:

Cheers:beers:
Dave

[bergy]

Coulda killed a bunch of people. Power off emergency - hey, let’s put her down on the busy highway!

[southernfriedcj]

Coulda killed a bunch of people. Power off emergency - hey, let’s put her down on the busy highway!

Any port in a storm.

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

The cars right behind seem like this happens every day!!!

I have travelled that road and normally everyone goes zoom zoom!!!

Ryan W31

[L16pilot]

Coulda killed a bunch of people. Power off emergency - hey, let’s put her down on the busy highway!

Without knowing the surrounding area, (obstructions, wires, poles, population, etc), we do not know the options he faced or the reason for the forced landing....and therefore, we cannot 2nd guess the pilot's decision. As Dave stated, the pilot did an excellent job.

[bergy]

I’ve spent a lot of time flying those bug whackers - never considered my life more important then a bunch of folks on the ground. JMHO

[L16pilot]

The point is that the video does not provide enough info to determine if the PIC made a good or bad choice. To claim the PIC "coulda killed a bunch of people" assumes the PIC made a poor choice and without understanding all relevant details, neither of us are qualified to pass judgement.

[giiiujd]

Not sure how courteous drivers are in Quebec, but I can think of many places in the US where if that had happened, the cars behind the plane would have been laying on the horn for him to hurry up and get out of their way.