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Pilot lucks out as he bellies Beech onto B.C. glacier

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Fri Jun 10, 2016 10:13 pm

Re: Pilot lucks out as he bellies Beech onto B.C. glacier

Or maybe the thinking was " I have a white T-shirt on and I am standing in the middle of a GLACIER, what do I have that will make me stand out and keep me warm a bit. O YAH my life jackets are bright orange and are insulated" Just saying.
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Sat Jun 11, 2016 1:33 pm

Re: Pilot lucks out as he bellies Beech onto B.C. glacier

I hope I'm still flying when I'm 80--that seems ominously closer than I'd like. And I have flown up the wrong drainage, but I've been around the block a time or two and have been able to turn around without much drama. But I can guarantee, I won't be putting on a PFD so that my friends here can laugh at me, if I have to set down somewhere! :D

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Sat Jun 11, 2016 8:46 pm

Re: Pilot lucks out as he bellies Beech onto B.C. glacier

Zzz wrote:
SkyLarkin wrote: I just couldn't believe how critical a lot of people have been on this poor guy making the mistake of flying up the wrong canyon!?!


I think it's because the news and his passengers hailed him a hero, which we in our sealed echo chamber must set straight.




Hero?? No........Glacier Pilot? F#*k'n A baby!! :D :D
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Sat Jun 11, 2016 8:48 pm

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SkyLarkin wrote:Hero?? No........Glacier Pilot? F#*k'n A baby!! :D :D


Perhaps possessed by the spirit of Bob Reeve in the moments when it counted most.
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Mon Jun 13, 2016 2:35 pm

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Hell, why didn't they just spin the thing around, give it a little push, and ..... \:D/
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