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Old 15th Nov 2013, 10:21
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Originally Posted by Jetblu
So then why do you come here on the 3rd November @ 16.40 and announce publicly that the aircraft was flying low and recklessly, when you first considered that the aircraft could have been in difficulty and not necessarily in contact with ATC?
I must admit I can't see those words in the 1640 post you refer to (copied below so you can show me I'm wrong)

Originally Posted by SpannerInTheWerks
Would the pilot of the (locally based) Cessna F150J who was flying South following the M6 motorway in Lancashire yesterday lunchtime please explain what pre-flight planning s/he carried out, and what particular attention was paid to threat and error management, that resulted in the aircraft having to navigate alongside the motorway and remain visual with the surface at an estimated height above the ground of between 150 to 250 feet in heavy rain?!

You were lucky my friend.

I hope you will take that as a salutary lesson, because if you consider that exhibition of flying acceptable you may not be around too much longer!

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