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Old 20th Apr 2016, 09:51
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Shaggy Sheep Driver
 
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Broadlands - not quite the same maybe. It is true that on a motorcycle, where look is where you'll go. So always look as far into the 'vanishing point' of a bend as you can, never at the hedge bordering the bend.

I once got caught out at Alderney in a PA38 approaching over the cliff edge. The wind was down the runway so I was expecting a mighty downdraught on final (so made a high slightly fast approach) but completely underestimated its strength. Retracting the last stage of flap and applying lots of power got us safely to the runway, but I was shaken by the incident as I HAD been expecting it - but hadn't been expecting anything as strong as that.

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