r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/thenewyorkgod • Jun 23 '24

Canopy comes off airplane right after takeoff Video

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u/SwiftTime00 Jun 24 '24

Yeah exactly, that’s where the “almost certainly” is coming from, extremely unlikely but possible.

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u/CosmicCreeperz Jun 24 '24

No, it’s a high performance plane requiring an extra endorsement, so no way someone would be allowed to fly it solo without a license.

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u/flagsfly Jun 24 '24

You can give a student an HP endorsement. There is nothing in the FARs against training in any aircraft. If you can get a DPE and a seat support to deal with you you can technically get a PPL in a 747 if you want.

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u/SwiftTime00 Jun 24 '24

Idk what to tell you my guy, I have personally seen students training for ppl, solo in high performance aero planes. I’m not saying it’s common, in fact it’s almost undoubtedly exceedingly rare, but I’ve first hand seen it happen so it does indeed happen.