Red Bull Pilot pulls an incredible save to keep his plane out of the river **Video**

[Vedubin01]

Great save!

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d5b_1275818947

[Jand3rson]

Those air-race pilots are fucking INSANE. They must have to have special seats made to accommodate their gigantic balls.

[Be30mer]

damn good pilot. I love watching the Red Bull Air racing. I wish I could ride along, it looks like soooo much fun.

[IRON-E]

Fucking INCREDIBLE!!!!

[Wh33lhop]

Jesus.

[CincinnatiKid]

I would like to see how he landed, it looked like he destroyed his right tire.
edit: nevermind, guess everything was ok

Yes, the rumours flying around Windsor are true: there was a close call on the Detroit River today. . . but it may not have been as-close as some recall.
Former US Air Force fighter pilot and national Red Bull pride of Australia, Matt Hall had a very low visit to the Detroit River this afternoon during the first Qualifying session of the Red Bull Air Race right here in Windsor. Hall was pushing the limits of his aircraft, attempting to capture the lead when a turn to the left resulted in what’s known as an “aerodynamic wing stall”. Hall’s left wing touched the surface of the Detroit River, kicking up water as gasps reigned out from crowds on both sides of the border.
As Hall regained control of his North Carolina-built MXS-R aircraft, the right wheel of his plane also touched the surface of the water, leading to fears that such a hit would’ve significantly damaged the airplane (and resulted in a possible crash-landing). Hall pulled out of the ’stall’ and reached a safe altitude where fellow pilot Nigel Lamb gave the aircraft a quite visual inspection. The determination: safe to land.
Matt Hall was hoping for a podium finish right here in Windsor, and was eager to get his plane back in the air for the second round of Qualifying this afternoon, but upon landing mechanics discovered damage to the plane significant enough to keep him out of the air for the rest of the weekend.
The Red Bull Air Races continue tomorrow!

[BigD]

High speed stall is a bitch but not all that dangerous as long as you have enough height. I used to encounter it sometimes flying RC models in aerobatic competition, esp in the freestyle. The hardest part is realizing what's going on and not continuing to reef on the elevator and trying to keep it level. The higher the speed, the happier the air is to delaminate from the wings at high G - you stop flying even though you're going fast. The key is to push it over again and it'll be fine because you still have plenty of speed. But that's so counter-intuitive - you're headed for the ground and you have to push the plane DOWN for a split second. So yeah, crazy respect for the cool head and skill to know what to do so low.

[dude8383]

. The key is to push it over again and it'll be fine because you still have plenty of speed. But that's so counter-intuitive - you're headed for the ground and you have to push the plane DOWN for a split second. So yeah, crazy respect for the cool head and skill to know what to do so low.

Damn, thank you for the explanation...that pilot is nuts!! I can totally see where he throws it back down too. Lightening fast reactions!

[HiTheNameIsBJ]

going to watch this in 2 weeks, so excited

[CreamE30]

Feuer Frei came on as I was watching this, they hit it right as he started weaving through the pylons. It made it that much more awesome. I think I have a new sport to get into :D

[AndrewBird]

Crazy.

I looked it up and that plane has a $365,000 base price. That could have been a spendy crash.

[e34john]

Great flying, too bad they are not comming to town this year, sucks cause I went the last 3 years or so.

[JUMPNYC]

wow that was nuts!! they will be in NYC the weekend of June 19th!!

[tabasco]

WOW!!! That was impressive!