Hal Stockman and my feelings on the current events.

My favorite pilot. Hal Stockman is someone who never intends to be in any spotlight but yet always wows the crowd with his Lawn Mower 3. Plus what I know so far and how do I feel about it. The ACCA really is a great show with lots of super great people. Despite the events that occurred Saturday evening.
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[@ThomasGabrielsen]

This is the kind of videos I really like to find on KZbin. An honest and real unscripted story I can relate to. Greetings from Norway. :-)

[@redowlranchairfield5994]

Recovering over the road driver here as well - 3 million miles worth. You keep being you and it's all going to work out right. you are easy to recognize as a straight shooter who deserves some help. The aviation community will not let you down.

[@eugeneweaver3199]

Absolute truth!

[@truckpilotnate2972]

Fellow airplane nut and 25 year truck driver here, also. Now I want to see a fellow driver get back in the air, not just another aviation nut.

[@mattmansell3486]

I made several new friends the day of the accident. Amazingly enough they all were truck drivers and pilots.

[@robertborchert932]

@@mattmansell3486 amen, brother! Nice Pete you have there as well.

[@dcxplant]

Nice to meet you Matt.

[@mattmansell3486]

Did we meet in person?

[@vinceguyer3068]

I’m gonna have a busy couple of weeks here bud, but after that I’ll fly down and we will go fly my Warrior. Only cost you a car ride to some BBQ afterwards lol.

[@mattmansell3486]

Thats sounds fantastic

[@rossilake218]

Will Fly For Food Anytime!

[@Shreyam_io]

thanks for sharing your story of struggle and passion... it's quite inspirational sir...🖖 I used to think plane guys are just a bunch of privileged class people...

[@mattmansell3486]

I actually was thinking about making a video on how the average person gets involved into aviation. Its often referred to as a rich man's sport. Its not many pilots/aircraft owners are ordinary people, school teachers, mechanics, and yes truck drivers. Some aspects are very expensive but most have an alternative.

[@paratyshow]

👍☑️Good to see you smiling!

[@jasonhansen782]

Has one of used too drive truck guys,I really get the sleeper situation. I drove dry van then flats was lucky and had the condo cab , Sucks in the wind but when the DIS.. Patcher And or Brokers leave ya somewhere there great.. much respect for you guys .

[@dustinalexander4620]

I can understand your apprehension. I retired from the military a few years back and I'm at a fork in the road. Trucking or aviation. Dunno just yet. But my advice, keep the faith. Dan is a bit of a character. But, he does have a place in aviation and the experience to back it up. If he falls thru with getting this back to better than before, he will loose ALL credibility in this family (my speculation). Keep faith. Keep communications open and respectful and I believe, this will be an enjoyable hard experience. Mad RESPECT to you for hitting the open road daily...! It's more dangerous than aviation. Nice truck too. 😎🇺🇸😎

[@brianatkinson6600]

Excellent job! You have a major victory on your hands to savor. I'm impressed at how limited the damage appears to be for what has been shown (I worked on high performance airframes for years). What you have walked away with is priceless.

[@rustysrides]

You will rebuild and we all will pitch in. I had no idea all of us truckers loved planes so much!!! Call when ever you need

[@edclark5682]

I used to drive them ole trucks also, still have my CDL too! So sorry about what happened hopefully the 150 will fly again soon!

[@Ruger9x19]

Aviation needs more people like you. Keep it up and keep sharing those memories with your kids. Cheers.

[@mattcat231]

Matt, if you need any parts for that bird that would fit in my 26' box truck, or an 8ft bed on my 2500hd from around the Pittsburgh area, I am willing to deliver them to you for the cost of a good home cooked meal (without onions, im deathly allergic) and a case of Mt. Dew. I was at ACCA and saw the unfortunate event, glad you are ok! Im not really in aviation, only flew a minimax 3 times, but im a huge fan! Just let the ignorance drip off like water, the good people will shine through the storm, and you will be back flying in no time!

[@eugeneweaver3199]

Well said, Mr. Cat! You are 100% correct! I'm just waiting for that GoFundMe link so I can contribute.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

@@eugeneweaver3199 there might be a GoFundMe pretty soon

[@beovp91]

@@eugeneweaver3199 Me too, i am looking for that link also.

[@anonymous__aviator]

Hey man, I can’t imagine what you’re going through after everything that went down. My heart goes out to ya. I’m a truck driver, I fly a 150 and a cub too. Crazy stuff huh? I sure hope everything works out for you guys.

[@simonpayne8252]

To be honest it looks like the best outcome... an experienced PIC that dealt with an abnormal, put it down with as minimal damage as possible and both walked away without a scratch. I understand that the plane was not insured unfortunately.

[@markodeen4105]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. All I needed to know was you were a pilot! Let us know what's next when the feds are done! I'm going to subscribe so I don't loose track of you.

[@VictoryAviation]

Matt you seem like an incredibly sincere guy. I look forward to seeing your progress to get back in the air. I hope there’s something I can do to help throughout this process. I’m a poor college kid again at 39, but I may be able to swing something.

[@johnreed8872]

Hey Matt.... agree with everything you said!! I'm just a mailman ( retired ) , love aviation! Currently building a Zenith. Good luck! Keep us posted. Why did they leave it upside down?

[@av8ir68]

Matt, I know you don’t know me, but I am a low time pilot that absolutely loves aviation like you do.. I have been a truck driver for 32 years.. I started driving a flatbed and about 10 years into that venture decided to try hauling fuel, and have done that ever since!!! I think I subscribed to your channel and was subscriber #101... It breaks my heart what happened to your plane, but in the same sentence, I am thankful for the good outcome!!! (Any landing you walk away from is a good one..) I love hauling fuel ( Motion Lotion).. That has treated me well and hopefully will have this job till I retire!! I am glad I am getting to know you through your videos and will love to see the day you takeoff in your Cessna again!! Just remember this, ( I mile of highway will take you a mile, but a mile of runway will take you wherever you want to go!!) Hopefully the go fund me page will help out...

[@Parr4theCourse]

Hopefully enough donations will come in that will ease your pain!

[@eugeneweaver3199]

Count me in!

[@billcarlin7411]

Your an inspiration. I hope you and your family are back up in the air in no time. It's always impressive to watch ordinary people who through no fault of their own are thrust into highly public situations and see how they handle it. You are doing great! Just be yourself man, and you will be fine.

[@janethouse1779]

I'm so sorry about your plane. . .I'm really impressed by how you are handling it. I'm sure you're going to get her back in sky at some point, and that will be quite an adventure. Praying for ya. :)

[@brucejones2354]

As a man who loves aviation I could tell you about the K R 2 sitting in the garage, but the best part of it is that I'm watching this while sitting in MA old car carrier waiting for the 10 hour break so I can go home. My, what a small world.

[@buckeyeranger6438]

You’re alive. 👍 you’ll fly again. You’re determined & sounds like you have a wonderful family. A day @ a time when life throws a wrench in your direction.

[@YouTuber-ep5xx]

Glad you're alive, man. Everything else is trivial/static.

[@tomcoryell]

Hal is one of my heroes in aviation

[@f2air]

Hal's a legend

[@CDhn455]

Shit, you got a Pete and an airplane. Ok, we're friends. Lol. Just kidding.

[@mattmansell3486]

Old Pete that is. 1.5 million miles and still ticking.

[@CDhn455]

@@mattmansell3486 Oh heck, if you have the Cat C16 (maybe 15?) then she's just getting broken in. Keep trucking and hang in there.

[@mattmansell3486]

C15 MBN

[@douglasmajors5949]

Keep your head up don’t let the haters get to you I’ll be retired from trucking in less than a month and I will send you some money bro

[@mattmansell3486]

I believe I have more than enough money now. The Go fund me is now closed. I was never looking for a hand out only a hand up and the aviation community exceeded those expectations. Be safe out there. Its hard to walk away from trucking, my dad is in his late 60's and still no plans to stop grabbing gears. I think its in our blood.

[@FloridaLightSport]

How many hours do you have? Do you think being over gross on a hot day contributed to the outcome?

[@rossilake218]

Are you saying these boys need to go on a diet?

[@davidbaldwin1591]

Start collecting pieces you know you will need. Make it like a game. Get you team lined up for the repairs. Put out a LIST of what you know you need. Some might donate a cowl or a spark plug, or might turn you on to a guy with stacks of that stuff at fair prices. But most of all, say a prayer to get peace, and STOP thinking of what the plane was before the crash. That is crippling. The plane was always an assemblage of parts. If you can't bear that, maybe it's emotionally safer for someone else to do the repairs. But if you do try yourself, when you finish, that plane will have a piece of you installed in it.

[@advorsky1]

Hello Sir……I am a lover of aviation all things and fly commercially a lot! I’m in Overland Park and would LOVE LOVE LOVE to help you put your plane back together and get her back in the air! It would be an honor to meet you and help you! I’ve been around aviation all my life and flew my Dads 1958 Cessna 172 back when I was 10 years old! I never got my license nor my A&P but I’m very mechanically inclined and know a lot of people that could help get your 150 back in the air! Please message me!!!!!

[@mattmansell3486]

I may ask for help in the future. When working with wings and such an extra hand is always useful

[@scottmonroe6522]

It’s cool that people want to help you out by donating but really Dan ought to do right by you and fund the whole rebuild. I mean come on, I know how much these guys are pulling down on KZbin, and the fact that he makes more videos taking advantage of the whole thing for even more money is pretty outrageous. He needs to just get you back in the air.

[@torgy3]

Be prepared for a never ending amount of documents from the feds.. and hang on to all of it

[@eugeneweaver3199]

Might want to invest in a fire proof lockable document safe from Amazon. They're not that expensive!

[@Mike7478F]

Like most of us Matt. Work hard to get by. But no complaints. The go fund me is free donations. It is what it is.

[@dustinalexander4620]

Keep us updated on the progress. Looks like your subscribers are increasing too. 💪

[@Mike-01234]

Most of the experimental aircraft are 100k like a kitfox, or highlander. Not really sure how that is within the normal price range of middle class working folks.

[@mattmansell3486]

Theirs a Avid Kitfox on Facebook marketplace right now for $11k.

[@erichasslacher4445]

check discussion

[@billsmith5166]

I'm awfully sorry to hear about your plane. Are you thinking stuck at 40 degrees wasn't the problem?

[@mattmansell3486]

No flaps was most definitely the problem.

[@Ruger9x19]

40 degrees flaps with the intent to go around is a little bit of a judgment error. One that in hindsight is glaringly obvious however could be made by anyone, on any given day. It certainly has given me some pause to rethink some risk assessment judgments I have made.

[@blackhd92]

@@Ruger9x19" glaringly obvious"?I love all the Chuck Yeager's commenting on this accident.

[@VictoryAviation]

@@blackhd92 If the plane isn’t climbing correctly, it wouldn’t matter if the flaps themselves weren’t obvious. The fact that it’s not performing the right way should have been obvious enough. I feel really bad for Matt. He’s obviously worked really hard for that beautiful 150. It’s a shame that it ended up inverted on the ground but I’m elated nobody was hurt.

[@blackhd92]

@@VictoryAviation Dan and the owner took a flight around the patch with the intent of landing on the STOL strip if the approach looked good.At well above 100agl Dan decided the approach wasn’t to his liking and went to retract the flaps and they failed.Saying that flaps 40 while making a bid for a short runway is a “obviously “ bad decision is nonsense.It is done everyday.Right now someone is making a short field landing With flaps at 40 at low altitude in a 150.The key is they were making a short field approach with the intent of landing if the approach was good,Dan said it himself.Did Dan do a perfect job on the approach?Probably not because none of us do perfect work all the time.Nothing was “obviously “ wrong until the go around decision was made and the flaps failed to retract.Bottom line is if it wasn’t for a flight control failure we wouldn’t be here discussing it.Saying that flaps at 40 was a “obvious “ mistake is just not real world accurate.Now all the wannabe “Right Brothers”,have at it.

[@fema_camper]

Ok, elephant in the room moment... what's your deductible? I agree with Hal on going experimental for the recreational pilot, besides your family is over the 4 seater limit anyway. Thanks for keep'n us up!

[@eugeneweaver3199]

Dude, it was not insured.

[@fema_camper]

@@eugeneweaver3199 Damn!

[@df446]

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[@jmercmon]

Most important thing is you walked away …. All the other BS stuff is just not worth your energy. Second most important thing is to get back in the pilots seat and do some flying and put the incident behind you. I hope it turns out to be one of the best days you have had by getting enough donations to buy a new plane … and who cares what anyone else thinks.

[@chrispetty8587]

Why was it not insured? It really isn’t my business but everything I have is insured. As a truck driver you should know better.

[@sethadams4871]

Thank you for pointing out the obvious that is being missed Chris, the dude should either be financially able to self insure or purchase sufficient coverage for liability at a minimum. Only looser in this deal is the farmer. Gryder saved this guy or his daughters life, neither likely would have recovered from the situation. Mansells going to get an airplane in better condition than what he had, his daughters going to get free flying lessons from a great CFI and he’ll probably pocket some GFM money to boot. Will Matt be the standup guy and send the farmer a share of his charity from the GA community to cover crop loss, toxic waste cleanup and misc property damage? We’ll be watching 👀.

[@Ruger9x19]

Insurance prices are ridiculous borderline extortion this last year or so. I've seen 150% increases in premiums in the last year.

[@chrispetty8587]

The cost of doing business. Better do it by ourselves or have the government regulate it for us.

[@jaredjones6292]

@@sethadams4871 You make a lot of assumptions with this comment. None of which you can say are absolutely correct. Did Dan save his life...do you know that Matt would have handled it differently? Will Dan be flying over and training Matt's daughter or does Matt need to take her to see him? Dan has crashed two planes that we know of. With each crash he seems to brag about his skills...I'm thinking starting my own KZbin channel to brag about all the car wrecks I walked away from. I guess if you brag about it then people think you're some kind of super hero.

[@sethadams4871]

@@jaredjones6292 I’m not here to defend Dan, but Delta Airlines found him competent to fly and they are pretty picky who they let operate their planes with people on them. And you can verify that in Dan’s crashes, they were a result of systems failures. Guys like Matt who can’t really afford to fly hang around every airport. Personally, I wish it were more affordable. Some skip inspections, avoid insurance or take maintenance shortcuts on old airplanes. These result in compressing the safety margins, which are already thin enough in the GA community. You are right assumptions are involved but if you read accident reports they are littered with low time pilots, flying their own airplanes reacting to malfunctions like engine out, flaps not working, etc most of which wind up as stall spin fatalities. Go figure, are they tempting fate or making assumptions regarding their abilities, who know snug far too many are dying in GA and you have to applaud anyone who’s bringing new perspective to the problem which Grider does without passion or prejudice.

[@DefaultName-vh3lo]

Old Dan should pay.

[@DefaultName-vh3lo]

Dan needs to put his money where his BIG mouth is!