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Old 30th March 2008 | 23:04
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eharding

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Originally Posted by Mark1234
There's a true story out there about some chap in a yak that had a wing failure, and lived by approaching inverted and rolling out at the last moment. Fairly sure he'd have jumped given the option.
That Yak was a Zlin, the pilot was Neil Williams, and the truth of the matter is that it is far better you have your name in very small letters at the base of an aerobatic trophy than in large letters at the top...
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