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Old 26th May 2019, 11:55
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CALM DOWN! CALM DOWN!

Moments from disaster! OMG!

(Spoiler alert! No ball of flame, no nuns, no school averted, nobody died)

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news...paign=sharebar
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Old 26th May 2019, 12:11
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But what about the children ???
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Old 26th May 2019, 14:35
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Everything’s a drama in Liverpool, surely?

The dramatic scenes unfolded around 11.20am at the Speke-based airport.
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Thank God it didn't land. The wheels would have been nicked.
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Old 26th May 2019, 15:45
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Originally Posted by scarecrow450
But what about the children ???
Who cares about children; did it frighten any puppies?
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Old 26th May 2019, 16:05
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Unless things have changed, this is pretty standard. As long as the wheels do not actually touch the runway, the RAF isn't billed a landing fee.
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Old 26th May 2019, 17:48
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It missed the ground by only one foot? How dangerous was THAT?
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Old 26th May 2019, 17:59
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Originally Posted by Herod
Unless things have changed, this is pretty standard. As long as the wheels do not actually touch the runway, the RAF isn't billed a landing fee.
I thought we miserable sods in ATC could still raise a bill for “Navigation Services”? But perhaps that was Mil billing Civ? ISTR being cautioned about letting people off when I were a SATCO
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Old 26th May 2019, 18:07
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Didn't dare touch down in case some scouser knicked the wheels.
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Old 26th May 2019, 19:03
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The reporter ought to spend some time at Gloucestershire with the A400M doing go-arounds, what a pathetic 'news' story.
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Old 26th May 2019, 19:07
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Rumour is the Daily Mail are already funding the building of an orphanage, a nunnery and a nuclear power plant next to the runway so they can claim the Typhoon narrowly missed them all...
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Old 26th May 2019, 19:13
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NEWSFLASH! TORY INCURSION AVERTED!
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Old 26th May 2019, 20:42
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Now a Ryanair doing a missed approach at Conningsby That may be newsworthy
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Old 26th May 2019, 21:11
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Originally Posted by Pontius Navigator
Didn't dare touch down in case some scouser knicked the wheels.
I wonder if Taxydual thought likewise - well, nearly.....😱. Sorry, couldn't resist whilst catching up on the EU Election results!👍🏻😁

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Old 26th May 2019, 21:16
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Having studied the picture it seems obvious that it had in fact been hi-jacked....
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Old 26th May 2019, 23:44
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Liverpool Airshow it seems...

Now a Blackjack doing a missed approach would have been news [or visiting dear friends!]
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Old 27th May 2019, 00:39
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Unless things have changed, this is pretty standard. As long as the wheels do not actually touch the runway, the RAF isn't billed a landing fee.
Yep many many moons ago a new Chinook HC1 dropped a guy off at Speke who was going on leave, they hover taxied in, he jumped down and they passed his bag to him and then hover taxied out, they sent a bill and we pointed out it hadn't landed, they checked, confirmed it and the bill was cancelled.

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Old 27th May 2019, 11:22
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Yep many many moons ago a new Chinook HC1 dropped a guy off at Speke who was going on leave, they hover taxied in, he jumped down and they passed his bag to him and then hover taxied out, they sent a bill and we pointed out it hadn't landed, they checked, confirmed it and the bill was cancelled.

For the avoidance of doubt, I don't believe that Nick Cooke-Priest is a Scouser....

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Old 27th May 2019, 12:09
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Even without actually doing a touch & go the Typhoon will have incurred a charge of nearly £3000 for that approach, most sensible RAF crews go elsewhere for their training where they won’t get ripped off, like Newquay Airport.
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Old 27th May 2019, 12:14
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It would be nice to see Typhoons circuit bashing at Newquay. Even the usual Atlases have been noticeable by their absence in recent weeks. Has the agreement with Newquay Airport come to an end?
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