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Old 23rd Jan 2012, 22:33
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I had a sleep this afternoon, so Łuck it - I am going to bite:

Guessing where the destination airfield is and putting a random dot on the map so you are lost 5mins after take off?

So lost he found his point of departure, without crashing and dying! Wow!!

Overweight take off;
Not condoning it but did not hear this said

Not keeping good look out;

In a frigging open cockpit microlight at a TAS of 60kts?

Marking the map incorrectly;

Define incorrectly. I'll bet you that the way I was taught 30 yrs ago is different to your way! My way works for me!!

Flying through cloud; Didn't see that


Syphoning petrol from a jerry can on the back seat (in front of the hot exhaust)

R M-H is a stalwart of the BMAA. But let's be clear here, the fuel is in FRONT of the exhaust - the a/c is moving forwards, the exhaust heat will be travelling aft! Go figure!!

Flying while clearly medically unfit; Poetic licence - one of them obviously held a current licence and I doubt it was AW.

FFS - it was a telly programme - not a CAA authorised guide to perfect microlighting!

What about bolting cameras on to the airframe and smoking in the hangar??


I have grown so weary of Pprune's perfect pilots' propensity to piss me off, I rarely post.
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