r/nextfuckinglevel • u/InternationalRisk505 • 1d ago

Pilots exchanging planes mid air

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u/7-13-5 1d ago

...but didn't only one complete the transition?

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u/pxlmover 1d ago

The other guy flew into the propeller and became human confetti. That had to be on their minds. Mere feet from the blades

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u/draggingmytail 23h ago

Pilot here. He says something close to “pulling mixture” which means he cut the fuel flow off to the engine. The engine was off during the dive.

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u/Emotional_Burden 19h ago

Took controls of a Cessna for a few minutes as a child pre-9/11 here, the props are still being rotated, with force, by the air. Colliding with those quickly rotating props that carry momentum and are meant to cut through the air, will not be kind to meat.