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Scott:
Scary stuff!

http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/harrison-ford-plane-crash-1201447290/

Jesse James:
Ford's always struck me as a pretty good person, and I hope he's ok.  I imagine at his age, any injury is going to be treated as a critical thing...  Variety says he walked away but was in critical condition.  I'm not sure how to take that report then, as bad or worse than bad.  :-\

Jesse James:
CNN I believe is now saying Stable Condition.  That's good if true...  Of course, as with all these stories, ****'s all over the place.

OK, the news CNN posted was from an LA PD Spokeswoman who confirmed the accident victim (presumed to be Ford) was transported in Stable Condition to an area hospital, so that seems to be the final word on that.  Earlier critical conditions may be due to the age of the victim, and precautionary perhaps.

Ford was flying a 2-seater pre-WW2 fighter plane that i believe was a trainer, so he sat in the back to fly it, and it's possible that saved him actually.  The nose is pretty messed up, and I'd imagine anyone in the front seat would've had some serious problems with their legs.  :-\

Matt_Fury:
I was just watching coverage of this.  From what I can gather, it looks like he had engine trouble right after take-off, was trying to return to the runway and just didn't make it back.  Not surprising if it happened at take-off, because you are going to have very limited altitude and airspeed to work with.  Luckily, the golf course was right there.

When I got my PPL, most of the training was covering various types of engine or flight problems.  Losing the engine at take-off is arguably the most dangerous for that type of aircraft because without the engine, it essentially becomes a glider and ny maneuver you do will cost you altitude.

Jesse James:
Ford's son is saying "Dad's battered, but ok".

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