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Lets see if his 120 hours of CPL training have trained him well enough to land on two wheels! As for which wheel is missing could make for an interesting arrival !
We will find out at 1pm
We will find out at 1pm
UPDATE: A Student pilot has landed his stricken plane at a regional airport north of Melbourne
The aircraft, missing its back right-hand wheel, came down at Mangalore Airport about 1.20pm.
Fire crews foamed the runway, but the Piper Warrior veered off to the left soon after touching down.
The plane lurched, then came to a sudden stop.
The aircraft, missing its back right-hand wheel, came down at Mangalore Airport about 1.20pm.
Fire crews foamed the runway, but the Piper Warrior veered off to the left soon after touching down.
The plane lurched, then came to a sudden stop.
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Glad to hear he is safe and all ended well! Didn't warriors have this issue once upon a time? Under carriage departure? I've heard a few stories now, including two at my own school many many years ago!
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Small aircraft makes emergency landing at Mangalore, north of Melbourne | News.com.au
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Photo Credit :Nicole Garmston
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Photo Credit :Nicole Garmston
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That's the most exciting thing to happen in Mangalore for a while. Good to see all the assembled students had their flouro vests on, we wouldn't want to cause ANOTHER incident, would we? 
Well done the pilot, looks like it became a total non-event
Well done the pilot, looks like it became a total non-event
Nice job. I was thinking I might have stuck to the sealed surface to avoid the leg digging in. I thought landing on the grass would trigger a ground loop (which it didn't). But then again, the cost of fixing the sealed surface might be more thank the value of the Warrior.
Some days you just need to remind yourself that a good landing is any landing you walk away from. He's done a text book job. Door cracked open, prop stopped. Wonder who's paying for the flying time to burn fuel?
Some days you just need to remind yourself that a good landing is any landing you walk away from. He's done a text book job. Door cracked open, prop stopped. Wonder who's paying for the flying time to burn fuel?
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Evertime I see the firies foam something, that is not on fire (yes I know it's a precaution) I hear my old Instructor telling me "Tell them not to foam it. It's not on fire!"