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Han Solo shot down by Imperial TIE Fighters, is expected to survive.
« on: March 05, 2015, 08:20:15 PM »
OK, NOT 100% accurate, but Harrison Ford was involved in an airplane crash today just outside of Santa Monica Airport.

It appears that he was flying a Ryan PT-22 when the engine lost power shortly after take off.

He radioed the tower and attempted to return to the airport, but crash landed in a golf course instead.

He sustained moderate injuries but shoud be OK. The vintage plane however, may not be repairable.   :'(

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ap-source-harrison-ford-crash-lands-plane-on-golf-course/ar-BBihP3m

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Re: Han Solo shot down by Imperial TIE Fighters, is expected to survive.
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2015, 09:35:20 PM »
I didn't know Harrison Ford rescues people with his private chopper.  :viking:
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Re: Han Solo shot down by Imperial TIE Fighters, is expected to survive.
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2015, 09:40:47 PM »
Harrison Ford is indeed  :viking:
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« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2015, 10:41:56 AM »
Quote from: Pappy on March 05, 2015, 09:40:47 PM
Harrison Ford is indeed  :viking:

It wouldn't stop in the news and I'm sure Harrison was all like 'aw *bleep* they are still talking about this?!' imagine your life plastered on every major news 24 hour station...nightmare :probe:
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Re: Han Solo shot down by Imperial TIE Fighters, is expected to survive.
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2015, 11:25:51 AM »
Han Solo famous captain of the Millennium Falcon crashes on a golf course.

This had to be painful...and a bit embarrassing.

Glad he's okay...but the plane looks like a goner.
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Re: Han Solo shot down by Imperial TIE Fighters, is expected to survive.
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2015, 01:08:25 PM »
Quote from: Hannah on March 06, 2015, 10:41:56 AM
Quote from: Pappy on March 05, 2015, 09:40:47 PM
Harrison Ford is indeed  :viking:

It wouldn't stop in the news and I'm sure Harrison was all like 'aw *bleep* they are still talking about this?!' imagine your life plastered on every major news 24 hour station...nightmare :probe:

Perhaps he's thinking "there's no such thing as bad publicity"??    :dunno:
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Re: Han Solo shot down by Imperial TIE Fighters, is expected to survive.
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2015, 01:15:47 PM »
Quote from: Icequeen on March 06, 2015, 11:25:51 AM
Han Solo famous captain of the Millennium Falcon crashes on a golf course.

Yeah, and the golfers who were nearest to him rushed over to help becasue they were...        ...doctors!  :green: Go figure.

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This had to be painful...and a bit embarrassing.

Not so sure about the embarassing part. The engine died on him during climb and he didn't have much altitude at that time. He's been given high marks on aviation borads for doing a good job of getting the plane down without a fatal crash.

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Glad he's okay...but the plane looks like a goner.

I share Fords sorrow at this loss.   :'(
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Re: Han Solo shot down by Imperial TIE Fighters, is expected to survive.
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2015, 01:18:46 PM »
Here's the audio feed of the control tower at Santa Monica Airport.

He was cleared to depart from runway 21 at 19:50 on this audio feed and he reported engine failure at 21:15: http://archive-server.liveatc.net/ksmo/KSMO-Twr-Mar-05-2015-2200Z.mp3
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Re: Han Solo shot down by Imperial TIE Fighters, is expected to survive.
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2015, 01:19:54 PM »
Apparently he did everything right, though. He is supposedly a good pilot.
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Re: Han Solo shot down by Imperial TIE Fighters, is expected to survive.
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2015, 01:27:54 PM »
 :indeed:  He has several thousand hours of flying, much of it done in a DHC-2 Beaver.

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Re: Han Solo shot down by Imperial TIE Fighters, is expected to survive.
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2015, 11:11:38 PM »
Quote from: Pappy on March 06, 2015, 01:08:25 PM
Quote from: Hannah on March 06, 2015, 10:41:56 AM
Quote from: Pappy on March 05, 2015, 09:40:47 PM
Harrison Ford is indeed  :viking:

It wouldn't stop in the news and I'm sure Harrison was all like 'aw *bleep* they are still talking about this?!' imagine your life plastered on every major news 24 hour station...nightmare :probe:

Perhaps he's thinking "there's no such thing as bad publicity"??    :dunno:

Indeed, how awful, the poor mega-rich superstar got some attention.
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Re: Han Solo shot down by Imperial TIE Fighters, is expected to survive.
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2015, 01:21:00 AM »
Not sure he wants the attention. He is rich, sure, which is how he got the airplane in the first place, but I very much doubt he cares for the attention that fact causes.
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Re: Han Solo shot down by Imperial TIE Fighters, is expected to survive.
« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2015, 02:12:13 AM »
Yeah, it makes total sense that Hollywood types don't want no stinking attention.  :zoinks:
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« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2015, 02:14:53 AM »
I would imagine that at least some of them got into the business for somewhat different reasons.
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Re: Han Solo shot down by Imperial TIE Fighters, is expected to survive.
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2015, 11:42:01 AM »
Maybe a few.
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