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Old 29th Nov 2012, 16:39
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MakeItHappenCaptain
 
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I once had a complaint lodged through CASA about a EFATO done on a very convenient golf course fairway on upwind. The complaint included the "fact that several members were forced to instinctively duck due to the proximity overhead of VH-ABC".

Surely if I was that low, they could have read my rego as VH-XYZ?

Also included was the request that we gain more altitude before passing over said golf course.
I offered to split the proceeds of their world shattering suggestion if they could tell me exactly how to achieve this...

Bit like Mr Moorabbin's allegation that we are using a "loophole" that allows us to takeoff and land over a public gathering, rather than utilising the secret VTOL ability that all aircraft are designed with...

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