Near miss
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Near miss
Check the link to see why you should give parachute sites a wide berth or at least call us
http://www.break.com/index/skydiving_near_miss.html
Go on who was it and where ?
Floppy
http://www.break.com/index/skydiving_near_miss.html
Go on who was it and where ?
Floppy
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Sibson, 31 Jul 2004.
Despite an intense investigation including tracing every Chipmunk in those markings it was not possible to establish which acft and pilot were involved I believe.
Despite an intense investigation including tracing every Chipmunk in those markings it was not possible to establish which acft and pilot were involved I believe.
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Based on the fact that that's at Sibson, I'd hazard a guess that it's the same airframe (Chippie in ex-RAF red/white markings) that I saw buzzing the Military Cemetary at Madingley (just outside Cambridge) around at, I'd guess, 200-300' agl (definitely breaking Rule 5, either way) this time last year, in decidedly skoshie weather conditions.
The offender at Sibson was never traced, otherwise I'm sure he would have had his collar felt by the CAA by now.
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An ex-colleague of mine had a close encounter of a similar nature... with a C-130 
Reckons he saw the look of horror on the pilot's face (and vice-versa, as he would readily admit 
)
This was not in a sporting context, I must add.
Reckons he saw the look of horror on the pilot's face (and vice-versa, as he would readily admit )This was not in a sporting context, I must add.
