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Old 24th Oct 2014, 12:48
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I was invited to fly with someone who had a Piper Seneca. I had no knowledge to indicate that he was not a competent and safe pilot, or I would not have even considered flying with him. The first take off, flight and landing were normal until we returned to pick up my girlfriend. He then, showing off, became a different person in the pilot's seat and performed a takeoff which he described as 'hanging the aircraft on the props', and some very tight manoeuvres which made me feel queasy and unsafe. That was of course the last time I flew with him.

Isn't the equivalent of a stupid 20 year old in a Renault Clito with oversized exhausts caning it away from the lights and then having to brake when he meets slower traffic?
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