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Title: Don't look up
Post by: Rods2 on 02 June 2014, 23:29:51
 ;D ;D ;D ;D

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2646121/Plane-nearly-lands-sunbather-pilot-flies-dangerously-low-beach.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2646121/Plane-nearly-lands-sunbather-pilot-flies-dangerously-low-beach.html)
Title: Re: Don't look up
Post by: Kevin Wood on 02 June 2014, 23:44:43
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 :o
Title: Re: Don't look up
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 03 June 2014, 00:54:05
The first comment.  D-EIGL has landed!!  :D  ;D
Title: Re: Don't look up
Post by: aaronjb on 03 June 2014, 08:35:55
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the pilot was able to fly home the same evening.

I think I'd have taken his keys off him for that one!
Title: Re: Don't look up
Post by: Kevin Wood on 03 June 2014, 10:04:15
Quote from: aaronjb on 03 June 2014, 08:35:55
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the pilot was able to fly home the same evening.

I think I'd have taken his keys off him for that one!

Indeed. I know there's an exception to the 500' rule for take-off and landing, but that's insane.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Heligoland/@54.1843528,7.9119828,1296m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47b5b5f6bcbddf37:0x4248963c6580400 (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Heligoland/@54.1843528,7.9119828,1296m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47b5b5f6bcbddf37:0x4248963c6580400)

If you can't chuck a spam can on the ground there without ploughing the beach, best stay on the ground! ;D
Title: Re: Don't look up
Post by: PhilRich on 03 June 2014, 21:08:02
Quote from: Sir Tigger on 03 June 2014, 00:54:05
The first comment.  D-EIGL has landed!!  :D  ;D




Well spotted Sir Tig! ;D ;D ;D ;D :y