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Old 13th Aug 2009, 18:34
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trex450
 
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Tree or fairway, in his tv interview he says that he opted against landing on a fairway due to obstructions (like trees) so he made a possibility reality by going straight for the tree. If that was not mad enough (he had run out of fuel flying around Scotland as the sole occupant of an aircraft with a 1000nm range when fully fueled) he then flew into the tree at "about 70 kts"!!!!!!!!! I don't know what speed a CT stalls at but I guess it is about 35 kts although with one POB and no fuel it is probably lighter. Life would be boring if everyone was the same I guess, at least he is alive and willing to share his madness, and hopefully someone will learn from it.
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