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Old 19th February 2010 | 09:36
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JEM60
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From: Chedburgh, Bury St.Edmunds
I always enjoyed watching Brian Lecomber's displays, because they didn't scare me!!. I have seen too many people [11] die at Airshows.
I spoke to him sheltering under a rainsoaked wing once, and asked him why, despite the low levels he attained, I was not apprehensive. He winked and said that the answer was always in the pull-out. If you watch some of these idiots [his words] they are still pulling hard at 100 feet or less. He said he is never pulling hard at low level, and ALWAYS had the option of pulling harder, therefore he could get his manouevers to appear more spectacular than they were, but still with the safety margin.
Drank half a bottle of his scotch at his house once. Still recall the hang-over!
If any of you get to OShkosh and watch the aerobatics there, you one must wonder how any of them survive for more than a couple of years at it. [Some don't of course.]
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