Sean Tucker bails out...

[Turkey Shoot]

Anyone know if there is anyone hiring for aerobatics? I have 548 total with 23 multi and I am a great pilot. Too fly a shiny aerobatic plane.... The chicks would love me! But it's only got one engine and it's not a JET!!! Nevermind.

 

[j41driver]

You have to like this misquote of his website Tucker has logged more than 20,000 hours in flight time -- about two years' worth -- according to his Web site.

That is not what his webiste says but I guess I shouldn't expect anything else from the dumb media, at that rate Sean would need to fly 27+ hours a day for two years straight.

What his website does say is that "Sean has logged over 20,000 hours flying, which if done all at once, would take over two years, 24 hours a day." [URL="http://www.oracle.com/cluboracle/teamoracle/about.html"]http://www.oracle.com/cluboracle/teamoracle/about.html[/URL]

20,000 hours is 2.28 years. I'd say that is "about" 2 years.

 

[FlyBigE]

J41Driver:

I understand that but the article is written misleads the public into thinking Sean flies nearly 10K / years. sean has it worded a lot better on his site.

 

[sleddriver71]

Actually, I think you're the only one that took it that way. Not to support the reporters or anything.

 

[MJG]

That sucks. That was a "one off" biplane was it not??

Glad he's OK, that could have been bad.

Hope he can get something together for the upcoming airshow season.

 

[mzaharis]

His flying school lists 2 Pitts Specials. Could he use one of those while preparing a new airplane (or convert one of these)?

http://www.poweraerobatics.com/saf/equipment/index.html

 

[bubbers44]

He could do a show but not anything close to his regular performance. He needs to build another plane that can perform those incredible maneuvers. He is the best at what he does but needs the airplane to do it.

 

[mzaharis]

He could do a show but not anything close to his regular performance. He needs to build another plane that can perform those incredible maneuvers. He is the best at what he does but needs the airplane to do it.

Maybe a monoplane? Sukhoi su-26/31? Extra 300? Cap232? Zivko? Of course, that's not what people generally associate with Sean Tucker.

 

[PC12Cowboy]

he has probably already contacted his builder to start a new plane...and it will be a Bi plane to be sure