Somewhat OT for Scott: "geezer" lands plane on road
Via fark.com http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...250632,00.html A pensioner attempting to land a plane mistook a road for the runway, an accident report says. He only noticed his mistake when he hit a speed bump. The pilot believed he had found the landing strip despite noticing "a kerb to the side and lamp posts to his left", the report continues. The 68-year-old, who has not been named, was an experienced private pilot who had clocked up more than 1,000 hours in the air over the years. |
Somewhat OT for Scott: "geezer" lands plane on road
Brent P wrote: > Via fark.com > > http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...250632,00.html > > A pensioner attempting to land a plane mistook a road for the runway, an > accident report says. > > He only noticed his mistake when he hit a speed bump. > > The pilot believed he had found the landing strip despite noticing "a > kerb to the side and lamp posts to his left", the report continues. > > The 68-year-old, who has not been named, was an experienced private pilot > who had clocked up more than 1,000 hours in the air over the years. Sounds like he could have used a GPS navigational aid. Graham |
Somewhat OT for Scott: "geezer" lands plane on road
On Feb 8, 12:37 pm, (Brent P)
wrote: > Via fark.com > > http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...250632,00.html > > A pensioner attempting to land a plane mistook a road for the runway, an > accident report says. I don't know about UK small craft laws, but the FAA would ground this guy for sure after an incident like this. That's why so few of these events occur. I have an audio recording of an air traffic controller trying to give directions to a guy in a small plane. The pilot didn't sound like he was a geezer, but boy was he confused, adh te ATC guy was ****ED OFF. |
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