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Faith in your instruments definitely required ........
Posted: 29 Mar 2019, 13:16
by calypso
...... for this kind of landing.
Note autopilot disconnected halfway down the runway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV_vWtAJIow
Re: Faith in your instruments definitely required ........
Posted: 29 Mar 2019, 14:03
by airboatr
Peter Macleland did that in a Trident when these pilots were a glint in their daddy's eye... eyes
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Re: Faith in your instruments definitely required ........
Posted: 30 Mar 2019, 02:14
by Airspeed
Well, Joe,
My Dad wasn't even a pilot, and he had to land a rolled up wet newspaper in worse weather than that, and he was blindfolded. The only instrument he had was his analogue watch. blah blah......
John, you are scaring me lately,
are you working up to video of some of your flying feats?
Re: Faith in your instruments definitely required ........
Posted: 30 Mar 2019, 03:55
by airboatr
I had to dig the papers out of the snow before i folded them.. and then I would have to strain my eyes looking for the north star, through blizzard conditions, to navigate my delivery route..
.. total white out ..
In the Dark!
And if I gave my dad any blah blah about it.
He would kill me and dance upon my grave singing hallelujah
Re: Faith in your instruments definitely required ........
Posted: 30 Mar 2019, 08:15
by simondix
airboatr wrote: ↑30 Mar 2019, 03:55
I had to dig the papers out of the snow before i folded them.. and then I would have to strain my eyes looking for the north star, through blizzard conditions, to navigate my delivery route..
.. total white out ..
In the Dark!
And if I gave my dad any blah blah about it.
He would kill me and dance upon my grave singing hallelujah
You think that was bad? My Dad................................
Re: Faith in your instruments definitely required ........
Posted: 30 Mar 2019, 08:32
by paulsl
You fellas!
So who can work in t'hole in t'road?
Re: Faith in your instruments definitely required ........
Posted: 30 Mar 2019, 08:35
by calypso
Airspeed wrote: ↑30 Mar 2019, 02:14
John, you are scaring me lately,
are you working up to video of some of your flying feats?
No Mike, at my age, all I can do is marvel at other people's exploits.
Reminds me I have to read Fate is the Hunter again.
Re: Faith in your instruments definitely required ........
Posted: 30 Mar 2019, 15:20
by Nigel H-J
An excellent read that and well worth buying.
Regards
Nigel.
Re: Faith in your instruments definitely required ........
Posted: 30 Mar 2019, 17:42
by Swanoir
Blimey! That's how they got 'em in Die Hard 2
Re: Faith in your instruments definitely required ........
Posted: 03 Apr 2019, 15:21
by cstorey
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