Friday 13th - good day to fly?
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I have to say that I'm not superstitious in the slightest but the British Medical Journal suggests "the risk of a transport accident on Friday the 13th may be increased by 52%", although admittedly their statistics are biased toward cars.
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Fantastic day for flying in Scotland. Little wind and very good visibility out on the West Coast. Glassy water on the lochs made for a most satisfying day's aviating under the tutelage of PH-UKU in G-DRAM.
Another 3 water and 2 runway landings for me. Another 13 or so in total for Wee DRAM
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Step turns in the winter sun on Loch Lomond
Another 3 water and 2 runway landings for me. Another 13 or so in total for Wee DRAM
The Arrochar Alps
Step turns in the winter sun on Loch Lomond
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I had a fantastic day!! Took the trusty PA28 from Compton Abbas to Manchester Barton and back. Beautiful conditions with the patchy low lying fog early morning. 3.5hrs flying mainly up at 5,800ft AMSL lovely.
..does anyone avoid flying on Friday 13th?...
Started out Friday doing the rounds of the farm... seen a wild black cat - shot it up the arse with me 223. Finnished work late that night and a trip to do so seen out Friday and seen in Sataday in a piston single VFR on top with a bootiful bit of moonlight for effect. Magic day..
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Glad to see PPRuNers don't suffer from superstition! And loving all the pics. I didn't manage to get airborne on Friday but did on Saturday, although the weather wasn't nearly as good.
I hadn't realised it was an annual thing. I think they managed to sucker me! 
The famous christmas edition of the BMJ. My personal favourite is the 1999 issue, where they discovered, why James Bond is in such a good health despite his life style
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13th at Sandown
We had a great Friday 13th January at Sandown, Not quite sure how many flew in but Carla in the cafe hardly had time to breathe. I wonder if we will get a repeat on Friday 13 April and Friday 13 July?
And whilst talking about Sandown, where we had 4,728 visiting aircraft in 2011, we are already off to a good start this year and look forward to seeing you all any day of the week.
Isle of Wight Airport / Sandown. EGHN. 119.275MHz.
See you soon.
Fieldhawk (marshaller, north side)
And whilst talking about Sandown, where we had 4,728 visiting aircraft in 2011, we are already off to a good start this year and look forward to seeing you all any day of the week.
Isle of Wight Airport / Sandown. EGHN. 119.275MHz.
See you soon.
Fieldhawk (marshaller, north side)
My last professional flight before retirement was Friday 13 June 2008, Palma to Stansted in a 757. As we approached Midhurst during the descent the F/O pointed to the chrono - it read 13:13. We both waited with bated breath for it to click to 13:14.
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Friday 13th my log book says
Redhill to Shoreham landed just after 10:00
Out of Shoreham just after 13:00 for Redhill, but diverted into the London control zone at Banstead and flew the heli lanes, departing the zone South when we reached the O2 arena and (reluctantly) returned to Redhill.
A fantatic day for flying (and sight-seeing)
Redhill to Shoreham landed just after 10:00
Out of Shoreham just after 13:00 for Redhill, but diverted into the London control zone at Banstead and flew the heli lanes, departing the zone South when we reached the O2 arena and (reluctantly) returned to Redhill.
A fantatic day for flying (and sight-seeing)
