Close Call... Nearly the biggest birdstrike ever...
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Close Call... Nearly the biggest birdstrike ever...
New Years day, first flight of the year, central QLD.
Video says it all really....
Thanks to KINGRB who captured the footage.
EDIT - Video coming soon, I messed up the upload...
Edit #2 - YouTube - Close Call.wmv stupid internet
PS - Language warning. Some potty mouth may be experienced viewing this footage.
If anyone knows how to embed these properly, please feel free!
Video says it all really....
Thanks to KINGRB who captured the footage.
EDIT - Video coming soon, I messed up the upload...
Edit #2 - YouTube - Close Call.wmv stupid internet
PS - Language warning. Some potty mouth may be experienced viewing this footage.
If anyone knows how to embed these properly, please feel free!
Last edited by RatsoreA; 13th Jan 2011 at 10:23.
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Ha Ha..
Chris's strip gets another pair (several pairs?) of dirty undies! !

You showed great skill in avoiding that chook!
I'm sure you'all had a good time there though.
FYI... Chris's definition of "mowing the strip" is generally 4 passes in the Toyota at 160km/h.
The touch down would have been smoother if you had landed on the strip..rather than the undershoot.
Chris's strip gets another pair (several pairs?) of dirty undies! !


You showed great skill in avoiding that chook!
I'm sure you'all had a good time there though.
FYI... Chris's definition of "mowing the strip" is generally 4 passes in the Toyota at 160km/h.
The touch down would have been smoother if you had landed on the strip..rather than the undershoot.
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The touch down would have been smoother if you had landed on the strip..rather than the undershoot.

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Join Date: May 2004
Location: 'Stralia!
Age: 44
Posts: 454
Ha Ha..
Chris's strip gets another pair (several pairs?) of dirty undies! !
You showed great skill in avoiding that chook!
I'm sure you'all had a good time there though.
FYI... Chris's definition of "mowing the strip" is generally 4 passes in the Toyota at 160km/h.
The touch down would have been smoother if you had landed on the strip..rather than the undershoot.
Chris's strip gets another pair (several pairs?) of dirty undies! !
You showed great skill in avoiding that chook!
I'm sure you'all had a good time there though.
FYI... Chris's definition of "mowing the strip" is generally 4 passes in the Toyota at 160km/h.
The touch down would have been smoother if you had landed on the strip..rather than the undershoot.

120kts base, 110 over the fence and 100 on touchdown. The western end of that strip has suffered somewhat over the last few years and is less than a smooth and pristine surface

We had just slowed to below VMCA at that point and I was letting it roll out under it's own steam rather than ride the brakes, but at the call "EMU" I was on hard the brakes and we washed off about 40kts as he rolled under the wing!
Still, I would have loved to send that birdstrike report to Canberra!!

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Originally Posted by RatsoreA
If you look carefully on the right you can see the ahem runway marker cones and we clearly touch down just inside them. When it's wet, you can see the undulations in the surface, they are under 3 or 4 inches of water. Only down that western end though. Eastern end usually stays reasonably dry.
Thanks for posting that. You gave a lot of people around here a good laugh.
My missus reckons it's the funniest "reality" video she has ever seen!
I was out there not long ago, and the water in the lake beside the house is amazing, and hasn't Chris done a fantastic job of fixing up the road!
The water on Pretty Plain is a sight to behold.
Hope you blokes had fun!!