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Old 17th May 2004, 23:18
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One very lucky individual...

http://www.stevesairshow.com/videos/...4-yak-close.rm
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Old 17th May 2004, 23:48
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I wonder if he'll remove the golden horse shoe from his a$$ and have it bronzed?
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Well, I have seen Touch and Goes before but that is just silly.

Does he not know he was meant to have the wheels down to do one of them !!!!!

He was very very lucky.
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Old 18th May 2004, 16:56
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looked like me playing on MS Flight sim 2004, standard landing for me, in at a good speed and the bounce!!!

on a serious not, thank god that it didn't end up in a disaster and both pilot and plane came out ok.

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Ah yes, the old "Ground Effect Bounce" maneuver. Does anyone have follow-up photos of the belly of the Yak-3 or its prop tips?

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