Seat Belt Best Practice


Hat tip to Captain Crab, this video demonstrates the importance of seat belt use while performing the open cockpit biplane flip-over maneuver:



Seat belt best practice:  Once the aircraft comes to a complete stop, ascertain the direction of gravity before hastily unlatching the seat belt.
Posted by Stephen T Wilson at 6/23/2011 8:30 AM
Categories: Flight Instruction
Tags: Flight Instruction
 
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  • 10/14/2011 11:19 AM Jake wrote:
    I can't figure out what actually happened here to cause the plane to flip. Was it some sort of wind sheer? Or debris on the runway? He looked okay on touchdown, but the tail just seems to lift and over he goes...
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