Alderney Incident
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Built like a (non-Soviet) battleship!
Mind you, aren't approach lighting poles supposed to be frangible?
Mind you, aren't approach lighting poles supposed to be frangible?
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Yeah, when hit by a Beech product! 
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Perhaps an abandoned take off - especially if luckyrat is correct and the pitot cover was still in place, and pilot pulled the mags before hitting the lights - there is some prop damage, top blade has a slight bend near the tip and a scuff on the right hand one. Or an engine problem on take off of course!
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The blade at 4 o'clock as viewed from the front looks like it may have a scuff mark and the 12 o'clock maybe a slight bend above the stripes and damaged tip.
EDIT - Presume they mean he hit the APAPIs by deviating from the runway? is there actually an ALS at Alderney, it has been years since I have been there and the AIP doesn't show any.
Last edited by Fostex; 14th Sep 2022 at 13:45.
Flapless approach perhaps, it would be strange to be that low on approach even with the sun straight in your eyes. Even stranger if it was a locally based aircraft.
EDIT - Presume they mean he hit the APAPIs by deviating from the runway? is there actually an ALS at Alderney, it has been years since I have been there and the AIP doesn't show any.
EDIT - Presume they mean he hit the APAPIs by deviating from the runway? is there actually an ALS at Alderney, it has been years since I have been there and the AIP doesn't show any.