RAF Valley: Unauthorised landing and take-off
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+1: on the face of it, the pilot got off lightly, will likely get a fine and some soet of reprimand. The Base Commander decided letting him take off was OK, as the one with all the info, I sure ha made a pragmatic and fair decision. I'm sure it's not as if we don-t know the pilot or how to find their plane....Nicely done 3 cheers for British common sense :-))
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Wouldn't work with a PC12 unless you parked another vehicle behind it; like a Hercules, they can taxy backwards; I've seen them reverse into their allocated parking spaces at Fairoaks.
+1: on the face of it, the pilot got off lightly, will likely get a fine and some soet of reprimand. The Base Commander decided letting him take off was OK, as the one with all the info, I sure ha made a pragmatic and fair decision. I'm sure it's not as if we don-t know the pilot or how to find their plane....Nicely done 3 cheers for British common sense :-))
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So a pilot who may well be a US citizen with limited flying experience in the UK makes a mistake - looking at the website I do not think his claim is incredible. Can someone explain to a humble civilian why this is so serious? He made a mistake which should have led to him being informed of his error. Searches, police, book throwing.....it sounds just like the actions we hear of when British pilots fly into airfields in the old soviet block, India etc etc.
Yes he broke Welsh Coronavirus Regulations but not English ones so please leave that to one side. Are we arguing his landing justified reopening Tyburn or his refusal to stay overnight?
Yes an honest question, but I will put my helmet on in case
Yes he broke Welsh Coronavirus Regulations but not English ones so please leave that to one side. Are we arguing his landing justified reopening Tyburn or his refusal to stay overnight?
Yes an honest question, but I will put my helmet on in case
If a pilot landed without authorization at a Air Force base un the US to go to the beach, he would not have been treated so nicely.
Last edited by KKoran; 31st May 2020 at 23:37.
but you wouldn't use the phonetically ambiguous word 'to' would you?
Depends how bad your landings are.........................
You could always say "for touch and go" to cover yourself............
Depends how bad your landings are.........................
You could always say "for touch and go" to cover yourself............
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Probably a bit before your time, try this,
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/touch+and+go
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/touch+and+go
Probably a bit before your time, try this,
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/touch+and+go
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/touch+and+go
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Nice little sight-seeing tour around Wylfa Nuclear Power Station on the way in and a touch and go at Caernarvon on the way back after landing without permission at a Closed airfield ..... Vladimir must be hosing himself!
The scenario? Years ago now on my Nite QCC to Norwich where I'd pre-arranged the landing fee but, of course the regs required a full stop landing followed by a separate departure. However, the regs never said anything about actually having to taxi anywhere between arrival and departure so I was most grateful to ATC for that one and for the airport having a nice long runway (for a PA-28 if I recall). Saved a few minutes on the ground .... and annoyed a RW jock!
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Or as our Cousins used to ask for, in answer to the query: "will you Land, Roll or Overshoot and what are your further intentions?" Answer: "for the Option and Pension"....Nowt like hedging your bets!