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Lucky escape at Reno - runway collision.

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Old 20th Sep 2016, 21:37
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Lucky escape at Reno - runway collision.
Saw this on Flyer... close doesn't quite describe it...

Read Thom's description underneath the video.

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Old 21st Sep 2016, 04:11
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Wow, the turtledeck saved his life!
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"Is he OK?" - not his fault, yet cares about the other pilot <3
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Old 22nd Sep 2016, 03:03
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The aircraft



The pilots story

https://www.facebook.com/HotStuffAir...90896560925281

Looks like this may be the other involved

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A very, very, lucky escape for Thom Richard - and a fascinating build story behind the AR-6, "Endeavour".

Sportsman Pilot - David Hoover's AR-6 "Endeavor
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Taildragger single seater, no forward visibility unless you swerve right and left..
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The video from the other aircraft.

https://www.facebook.com/42317596448...9486754188937/
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