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Old 22nd Apr 2017, 23:47
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Shaggy Sheep Driver
 
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I was once landing at Rednal in the chippy when my peripheral vision noted a line of power poles (the wooden sort) marching towards the runway from either side. I instinctively eased back a tad to overfly what I thought would be wires across the runway, and then noted the wires actually dived underground some distance from the runway edges.

A bit of a pucker moment, none the less!

Despite that, and despite one day flaring to land and meeting a Zlin coming the other way at speed, I have some good memories of Rednal!

My actions on the Zlin incident? Full power immediate climb, sharp left turn, farmhouse rotating around the Chippy's wingtip not far below, late downwind at about 100 feet, back to final and land prob a minute or less after the go-around.

Mine host runs out to the aeroplane on the apron as I throw back the canopy, not even shut down yet. He is proffering a bog roll!

Rednal? Loved it!
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