Flying Under Bridges
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Some Spanish guys flew under the Ballachulish bridge - and the Court let them off. Downdraft excuse. Then an English guy (RAF?) flew (a Pa28) under the Skye bridge, avoiding birds, - and I think got away with it. Unlikely excuses are only accepted by Scottish courts if you are not a native.
A Chinook flew under the Kessock bridge, with authorisation by the military.
A light aircraft flew under the Kessock bridge soon after it opened. The pilot was never traced. As he was a local, he would have got a severe sentence if caught. (He is now deceased.)
A Chinook flew under the Kessock bridge, with authorisation by the military.
A light aircraft flew under the Kessock bridge soon after it opened. The pilot was never traced. As he was a local, he would have got a severe sentence if caught. (He is now deceased.)
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Didn't Cpt Eric Winkle Brown loop a "Spitfire" through the Forth Bridge? The police went round all the RAF stations trying to find the guilty party. Apparently they didn't know that the FAA had Seafires.
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Allegedly if you are going to do this. Look at the gap and do not look at any part of the structure. Obviously I would never endorse such scurrilous behaviour. Remember in sport keep your eye on the ball to hit it. Same works with bridges.
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The aircraft that wnet into the side of the Avon Gorge was a Vampire, and as I undertand it, far from the only one to go underneath!
The late John Jordan was reputed to have taken his Stearman under the Orwell Bridge at Ipswich during a display there a couple of decades ago.
Then there was the "Phantom" who threaded a Rallye through the Arc de Triomphe several times around 1980, and the American who flew a Bonanza underneath the Eiffel Tower.
I hear tell that the magnificent Millau Bridge has cables strung beneath the deck to, er, dissuade les pilotes from being naughty.
The late John Jordan was reputed to have taken his Stearman under the Orwell Bridge at Ipswich during a display there a couple of decades ago.
Then there was the "Phantom" who threaded a Rallye through the Arc de Triomphe several times around 1980, and the American who flew a Bonanza underneath the Eiffel Tower.
I hear tell that the magnificent Millau Bridge has cables strung beneath the deck to, er, dissuade les pilotes from being naughty.
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Flying Under Bridges
Cant see whats wrong with it personally!
We are all good pilots who can observe and adjust and keep a steady height... Its only for a small distance... And those who mess it up probably wont live to regret it anyway
We are all good pilots who can observe and adjust and keep a steady height... Its only for a small distance... And those who mess it up probably wont live to regret it anyway
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From: In the boot of my car!
Although fifteen of the London bridges were flown under how many are there?
I presume it would be a first to underfly all of them.
The media coverage, publicity and charity fund raising potential huge!
What permissions do I need to get to do it without being slapped in jail
I presume if you just went for it at 4am first light in the summer would that be a fine or imprisonment? Someone swam the Thames why can't someone fly it ; ) ?
Pace
I presume it would be a first to underfly all of them.
The media coverage, publicity and charity fund raising potential huge!
What permissions do I need to get to do it without being slapped in jail
I presume if you just went for it at 4am first light in the summer would that be a fine or imprisonment? Someone swam the Thames why can't someone fly it ; ) ?
Pace
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Another level
If you haven't seen this before........
If you're patient and watch to the end, you'll see a four ship fly through.
There is other footage out there if you search on Peter Besenyei cave flight or similar.
Enjoy !
