Could he do it now?
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From: GLASGOW
Could he do it now?
BBC News - Mathias Rust: German teenager who flew to Red Square
Mathias Rust. 50 hours on his PPL, straight into Red Square.
Whatever your view, it was a fair bit of flying
Mathias Rust. 50 hours on his PPL, straight into Red Square.
Whatever your view, it was a fair bit of flying
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I still have my 'Red Square' tie. Blue, with a red square, with an outline of a C172 on it. Not worn it for a long time as few today would understand what it's about. And anyway, now I'm retired I don't wear ties (except for Concorde tours).
Good on yer, Mattius!
Good on yer, Mattius!
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What I did not realise when he did it, was the routing up via Iceland then across to Scandinavia. That would, given his relative inexperience, been a decent flight, but to then blast off with the intent of buzzing Moscow. Well that takes some guts. All without a GPS or I pad in sight.
