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Old 3rd Jan 2003, 07:56
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How about this then?

A couple of years ago, me and a mate decided to have a go at flying a glider into the quarry at the end of the runway, to be well below the top of the quarry wall before pulling up and landing back on the runway.

So we had a good look at it on foot to check for obstructions,
checked with the duty instructor, who surprisingly said yes!
We took an aerotow for a few aerobatics first to get limbered up, then it was a VNE dive over the village and into the quarry skimming the yellow oilseed rape and looking at the quarry wall getting closer and closer..........before pulling up, popping the brakes and absolutely pissing ourselves with laughter.

You can definitely get away with more hooliganism in a glider!


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