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Old 17th Jan 2015, 05:51
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Brawdy, Hawk XX312, 1988. My first convex on a refresher, immediately after lift off a buzzard took out the engine, we slammed it back down and managed to stop before the barrier. ATC reckoned the fireball out the back end was longer than the aircraft. We logged 5 mins but best guess was 10 secs, height approx 10ft.

We thought the only reason the gear wasn't travelling by that stage was as it was my first ever trip in the Hawk I was groping for the gear button rather then press it instinctively, otherwise M-B letdown.
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