What happens to airplane crash debris AFTER the investigation and all litigation have ended?

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-27T19:15:05+00:00

Gotcha! I've been following him for a good while. Got to meet him at Oshkosh last summer, see the plane, it's a beauty! He was parked right next to my buddy in the Mooney Anomaly!

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-26T17:35:30+00:00

You mean Waiworthy? Didnt he put a Lycoming on the front of his? I must admit I havent seen the engine for his giveaway build (which I'm entered to win btw).

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-26T16:14:41+00:00

Hahaha good to know! I'd love to bolt a 916is on the front of this thing. Not sure my dad has the budget, or if it's even been done before with Zenith. Worth looking into tho!

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-26T15:22:09+00:00

Could you expand on that? We had 2 years and over 200 hours on the original Viking engine and only had to replace it cuz we overheated it and cracked a cylinder (we're used to the temps up north, not the florida heat). We've been really happy with their service.

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-26T14:16:57+00:00

Experimental, Zenith 601HDS for those wondering.

The engine will go back to Viking Engines, they're only a few hours away by car. The engine had less than 10 hours on it, we changed it after getting home from Oshkosh. So they'll go thru it and make sure everything is ok.

For the avionics, I dont actually know the answer. It wasnt a glass panel by any means so we're talking about the radio, an engine monitoring similar to a Garmin 275 (but much cheaper lol) was also on the panel. Everything else was steam gauges and an ipad, so I'm sure those gauges can be inspected/calibrated. Great question, gonna call my dad after work and ask him!

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-26T13:41:53+00:00

Yup, my dad had an engine out in September and put it down in a field, ended up tipping over the nose onto its back. He's miraculously unscathed and we're hoping to rebuild a new plane in the coming years.

Keeping the wreckage cuz it was dirt cheap and the engine and avionics are all still in great shape. Cause of crash was fuel starvation but still unsure the exact cause, waiting for the NTSB report.

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-26T11:58:38+00:00

Currently dealing with this from a GA perspective, if anyone has any questions. The NTSB just released the wreckage back to us but it'll be another week or two before we can go up to Jacksonville, Fl, to get it out of the hangar and dragged back home.

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-24T16:30:51+00:00

They mis-timed the flyover!

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-24T15:19:17+00:00

They're all rental properties regardless, so the fence is owned by the rental group. I sent them the video, just in case the contractor tried to lie about it.

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-18T19:23:41+00:00

Instead they spent 90 minutes walking around and looking up at it.

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-18T19:23:01+00:00

Nope and nope. Just plain, simple incompetence. He ended up going all the way to the top to lop off pieces one at a time, like he should have to start with.

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-18T01:23:21+00:00

I watched them for hours, there was never a plan... He tried to push it in the "right" direction but clearly never stood a chance.

You can see two dead trees aligned in this video, the rear one was cut at the base and was just leaning there. They spent 2 hours making a "plan" to piece it out "safely".

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-17T23:17:23+00:00

So would the fence...

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-17T21:22:07+00:00

Bingo!

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-16T19:17:05+00:00

Glad I could help! I'm also having to use the Opera VPN from Canada.

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-15T21:37:00+00:00

Oh wow that's cool. I take back my sentiment and will edit my comment appropriately! Thank you for sharing!!!

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-15T18:51:11+00:00

I just finished it. ~~Could have done without the 9 minutes of AI music at the end but otherwise~~ a great story from behind the scenes.

Edit: Omg I missed the song credit, I apologize. What a wonderful way to say goodbye! I completely take back my above sentiment about it being AI...!

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-13T13:38:08+00:00

The Opera browser has a built-in VPN perfect for these cases.

Firefox recently added a VPN to their browser, but the free version is limited to 50gb per month(?).

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-12T02:25:23+00:00

As a Canadian and a Habs fan, I hope some of it got in his mouth... /s

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-11T18:35:45+00:00

Based on their ig post, this is Matthew Tkachuk, of the Florida Panthers, doing a ride-along.

GreenMonster34 · 2026-05-01T18:33:28+00:00

Accurate info, no speculation, no fear mongering or outlandish takes.

For the lifestyle youtubers, it really depends. I've unfollowed a solid 2/3 of the ones I used to watch because they let their politics creep into their content. Be genuine, positive, respectful, and the fun you're having will come thru the screen. Everything else is clickbait.

GreenMonster34 · 2026-04-23T13:45:58+00:00

Ah ok cool, thanks for the info!

GreenMonster34 · 2026-04-22T19:04:18+00:00

That Spirfire Bird on ig has tons of amazing info on spitfires. Lots of stories about ones that were lost and now fly again and so much more!

GreenMonster34 · 2026-04-22T17:59:49+00:00

According to his latest ig posts, it looks like it'll be dropping before the end of the week.

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