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Old 1st Feb 2009, 02:14
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i_was_cac
 
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If it was EBW I'm sure the club isn't happy - nice and new aircraft. Was kinda pride of the fleet along with LJC and the other glass a/c. Wing construction certainly looks like a warrior or archer rather than a -140. Could also be EBS - that thing was always a dog.

@ Plane & Antsl - In my time at CAC ops were quite often conducted down to a very low level (below tree height) in forced landing practice, was good training but some would say that an accident like this would be inevitable. Very strict rules though with regards to solo, no ops below 500' without an instructor on board, seemed let the instructors have a fairly liberal interpretation of Part 91.311 (c) and what constitutes a bone fide purpose for operating below 500'. I have to note this wasn't just instructors, in my CPL flight test I went around in the flare... With a CAA examiner on board...

Anyway good to see that the guys got out without serious injury, with any luck the CAA won't come down on them like a ton of bricks...
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