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Old 9th Sep 2018, 21:11
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Mike Flynn
 
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There have been several accidents with jockey positioning aircraft on racecourses over the years,

The quote from one of the passengers in the Barron ,Richard Hannon, says it all.

It was horrible. The runway wasn't suitable – we slipped and skidded. But we're all okay, and that's the most important thing.

"I feel sorry for the pilot [Brian Hamilton] as he's a very good pilot who doesn't take chances. We've been using him for years and he's top class.

"It's waterlogged there, it's very dangerous. We don't need to take chances like that. I don't think the planes are in very good nick now, but we're all right and
The pilot mentioned is very experienced and to quote from his website is a UK CAA ATPL, class rating examiner, PPL flight examiner, QFI, CAA airworthiness test pilot, FAA ATP, CFI, CFI instrument and multi-engine instructor.

The pressure is on to move them between rides at racing events.

Sometimes against the odds. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/...vivekchaudhary

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