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Thu Jan 02, 2014 2:54 pm

Long ago, pilot landed in street in front of the bar

This was posted on the Rans forum by someone that I'm sure is related to this guy. :)

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/ ... was/?_r=3&

What do you think they would do to him these days?
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Thu Jan 02, 2014 3:27 pm

Re: Long ago, pilot landed in street in front of the bar

He'd be welcome in my hangar or pub any time!

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Thu Jan 02, 2014 4:05 pm

Re: Long ago, pilot landed in street in front of the bar

Nice work on that guys part.Was probably a pretty awesome approach !
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Thu Jan 02, 2014 4:26 pm

Re: Long ago, pilot landed in street in front of the bar

Great story. How times have changed... Today he would get 2 in the chest from SWAT team as he stepped from the aircraft.
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Thu Jan 02, 2014 4:38 pm

Re: Long ago, pilot landed in street in front of the bar

GumpAir wrote:He'd be welcome in my hangar or pub any time!

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No kidding! Landing at night, between the buildings, didn't hit any lights or cars... while DRUNK??!! And then doing it a couple years later because some drunk didn't believe him?

Like they used to say in Georgia, "Damn boy!"
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Thu Jan 02, 2014 4:39 pm

Re: Long ago, pilot landed in street in front of the bar

And in other OLD news..... a pilot for PInnacle Airlines executes a missed approach....

http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/05/20 ... -in-woods/
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Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:19 pm

Re: Long ago, pilot landed in street in front of the bar

Too bad you can't see a tail number, that's a pretty good story for whomever owns that 140....if she's still around that is.
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Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:01 pm

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bart wrote:Too bad you can't see a tail number, that's a pretty good story for whomever owns that 140....if she's still around that is.


probably on the bottom of the wings??
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