Palmer Crash 1

Okay.... a couple explanations here...

1. When you start Flightgear it starts at the airport. You have to go through the startup and wait for the turbines to get up to power. Then you have to hope you take off right, or you crash, and you get to start the process over again.

2. Anywhere you crash you start back at the airport you just left from. Crashing is not good when you have worked half an hour to to get someplace....

3. Investigations have shown that the pilot (that's ME) had two alcoholic beverages (that's those MARGARITAS) just hours before the flight. Vertigo may have still been a factor. The load that the copter may have been more than normal due to a FULL BELLY (that's the great food)! Fatigue could also have been a factor. Yup, pilot error. I am not going to comment on these pictures, they pretty much speak for themselves.

Almost went over the cliff. This was on takeoff when I lost control. Had I actually gone over the cliff I might have been able to drop the nose and recover..... or not.

It almost looks like that might be Windy Peak in the background of #3.