OK - lets beat this one up
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Sitting here watching CBC news and they show a film clip of a guy ditching a suck and blow because he had gear problems. Now that seems to go against any logic I have. I personally would take the airport and emergency services. Am I smoking the wild weed here ?? Is this a prime example of a superior pilot decision making process.
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http://www.staradvertiser.com/breaking-news/pilot-ditches-small-plane-off-lagoon-drive/
Well it was a nice landing.................
Well it was a nice landing.................
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He landed directly in front of the Island Seaplanes dock. Pat and Debbie watched him park it.
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Never been too Hawaii, but looking at that google image I would have chosen a few other places with cement long before the lagoon. I really think this sounds fishy VanNostrum might have hit the nail on the head.
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Having recently watched the Mayday episode of the Ethiopian airlines ditching after fuel starvation and the resulting cartwheel, I don't think I could bring myself to choose water unless the only other option was the side of a mountain....
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Its very odd that he circled for 2 hours and that was the best option he could think of.HiFlyChick wrote: Having recently watched the Mayday episode of the Ethiopian airlines ditching after fuel starvation and the resulting cartwheel, I don't think I could bring myself to choose water unless the only other option was the side of a mountain....
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What was he doing for the rest of the flight leading up to the problem? Maybe he had some cargo he didn't want the airport firefighters to find.ScudRunner wrote: Its very odd that he circled for 2 hours and that was the best option he could think of.
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