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Old 22nd Jul 2017, 00:56
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Flying Binghi
 
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Those who specialise in short field (carrier guys)...
Whilst i think aircraft carrier flying is the most demanding of pilot skill and stands at the panicle of aviation endeavours, i would argue that it is not entirely comparable to landing in a padock.

For us land lubbers it would be nice to be able to 'adjust' the runway so that all landings are into wind. Also nice to have a cast of thousands to assist with take-offs and landings - especially nice to have somebody accessing each landing and giving a wave-off if things don't look good. Allso good to have an arrester hook to hide any small landing errors... The other thing is normally over water the air is so clear of turbulence that even a plump turkey like julia gilLard could fly.





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