Man taxis to the Newman pub
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Man taxis to the Newman pub
They do say you should take taxi it when you are planning to drink, but this may have been too literal an interpretation: Plane 'taxied down main street to Newman pub' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The report says it was a two seater Beechcraft. Model 77 Skipper, I believe. Not a model with which I am familiar. Have to say it looks a lot like a PA38 Tomahawk, one that's had a hatchet job done on it.
The report says it was a two seater Beechcraft. Model 77 Skipper, I believe. Not a model with which I am familiar. Have to say it looks a lot like a PA38 Tomahawk, one that's had a hatchet job done on it.
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He said the fact that the plane did not have a steering wheel made the situation very dangerous
Don't pilots still do this (with wings attached) to buy unleaded in Benambra? (Where Ben Buckley resides) ? I certainly did about 10 years ago when I was last there !
Slight thread drift, but this reminds me of the guy that tried to take his kelpie into the Newman Pub by claiming it was his "Guide Dog". When refused entry based on the breed of dog not being a Guide Dog he asked "What did they give me?"
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This is possibly the most idiotic action I've seen in 20+ years in the industry. He is either mentally impaired or a top shelf d$head
I'll give him ten out of ten for original thinking for pulling up outside the pub without the wings attached. Wished I'd thought of it first. The coppers need to take a cold shower and CAsA can climb back under the rock from whence they came.
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He said the fact that the plane did not have a steering wheel made the situation very dangerous, and the propeller could also have caused significant damage.
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Much as I loved the Skipper I used to fly years ago, I reckon that our mate suffered only a slight performance drop by removing the optional wings. In the heat up north, he might have rivaled the optioned-up version for climb and groundspeed, too 
The need to look closely to see if what (any?) rule was broken escapes me. Have we come to that?
The need to look closely to see if what (any?) rule was broken escapes me. Have we come to that?
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Am i the only one slightly annoyed by the fact the police will try their best to find something to charge him with? why cant they have a good laugh at it, tell him not to do it again, and let it be?
i suppose we do live in Australia, where everyone is a criminal, waiting to get caught..
i suppose we do live in Australia, where everyone is a criminal, waiting to get caught..
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Am i the only one slightly annoyed by the fact the police will try their best to find something to charge him with? why cant they have a good laugh at it, tell him not to do it again, and let it be?
Not "In The Current Climate" (tm), though. Anything unusual or different is automatically assumed to be subversive or seditious or treasonous.
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Exactly, and where is the inevitable Youtube footage?
At least they got the aircraft type right for once, but I'm really beginning to doubt the "taxiing with the propeller turning" bit.
At least they got the aircraft type right for once, but I'm really beginning to doubt the "taxiing with the propeller turning" bit.
