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Gorilla on the Brakes

Well now, this certianly isn't the way to do it in a tailwheel bird....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7859807.stm
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Re: Gorilla on the Brakes

I've done that on my motorcycle with the same result #-o
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Oh, man, that hurts..... #-o

You sure can't screw up without it being video taped these days, that's for sure.

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That was weird. No wind, good touch down. Looks like the pilot just flat F ed up. :oops:
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Re: Gorilla on the Brakes

I must be getting senile in my old age. I didn't remember I saw that and commented on it last January........looks like CRS done turned to CRAFT (can't remember a f*&%in thing!!) :shock:
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AKGrouch wrote:I must be getting senile in my old age. I didn't remember I saw that and commented on it last January........looks like CRS done turned to CRAFT (can't remember a f*&%in thing!!) :shock:


I did the same thing recently with that Skywagon salvage video. We all make reruns now and then.
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