Passenger lands plane at Humberside Airport after pilot falls ill
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Please see the Daily Telegraph, 10 Oct, page 5 - "Guide to landing a light Plane" and see how many errors you can count!
It's easier to count the things that are right, I only see two!
This is so badly written, why would they get someone who has clearly never been anywhere near a plane to write a guide on how to land one, possibly based on a brief interview with a couple of pilots. It's so confusing, he keeps talking about moving the control wheel up and down, which is nonsense.
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Thanks for posting the link, that's the funniest thing I've read in quite a while, my favourite:
... or spearing into the ground nose first with full throttle ... potaytoes potatos !!! 
when the plane is about 1ft off the ground comes the “hold-off”, the throttle is pushed in and the control wheel is pushed forward – so the plane is flying level and slowly.
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[QUOTE
Please see the Daily Telegraph, 10 Oct, page 5 - "Guide to landing a light Plane" and see how many errors you can count!
How it?s done: Guide to landing a light plane - TelegraphQUOTE]
Damn it, and I went and spunked a bunch of money on flight lessons
Please see the Daily Telegraph, 10 Oct, page 5 - "Guide to landing a light Plane" and see how many errors you can count!
How it?s done: Guide to landing a light plane - TelegraphQUOTE]
Damn it, and I went and spunked a bunch of money on flight lessons
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Thanks for posting the link, that's the funniest thing I've read in quite a while, my favourite:
... or spearing into the ground nose first with full throttle ... potaytoes potatos !!!
when the plane is about 1ft off the ground comes the “hold-off”, the throttle is pushed in and the control wheel is pushed forward – so the plane is flying level and slowly.
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The funny thing about this, if this can at all be called remotely amusing when you consider the unfortunate demise of the original pilot, was that during my first lessons, I regularly thought: what will I do if my instructor suddenly collapses - he was 78, after all.
I was extremely nervous at that prospect so to hear that the passenger, who had never flown such a plane before, successfully landed it (and didn't look too badly damaged either), then a big "congratulations" is in order......
I was extremely nervous at that prospect so to hear that the passenger, who had never flown such a plane before, successfully landed it (and didn't look too badly damaged either), then a big "congratulations" is in order......
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The Henlow instructor was Rob Legg, he formated alongside a Robin? whose pilot had collapsed and the non pilot passenger managed to get out a radio call, Rob talked him down and although the a/c ran off the runway there was little or no damage, a local radio enthusiast heard and recorded the event which got into the public domain and the BBC featured it in I believe the first episode of the 999 series. Rob was honoured for his actions by GAPAN in 1991. He was a popular instructor at Henlow.
Shineycj,
If you really are "the passenger", very well done
However, don't keep us in suspense. More details are required.
Had you ever flown an aircraft before?
If you really are "the passenger", very well done
However, don't keep us in suspense. More details are required.
Had you ever flown an aircraft before?
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Yes Shiney was the passenger, as i said in an earlier post i knew the pilot & know Shiney (John)
He's been flying with me on several occasions & has with other members both here at Sandtoft & other local airfields.
Well done for landing the C172! Did a great job say all of us! under the circumstances, From the P2 seat & at Night too!!
He's told his story already, was in most papers Thursday & on TV news world wide Wednesday.
Trev
He's been flying with me on several occasions & has with other members both here at Sandtoft & other local airfields.
Well done for landing the C172! Did a great job say all of us! under the circumstances, From the P2 seat & at Night too!!
He's told his story already, was in most papers Thursday & on TV news world wide Wednesday.
Trev
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If 'Shiney' is a regular right seater with you Sandtoft guys, I presume that flight wasn't the first when he'd had a go at flying the aeroplane? Seems unlikely that some one with no previous experience at all could have done it.
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In case not mentioned elsewhere in this thread, try Brian Lecombers novel "Talkdown". A great read and it even starts in the same part of the world Newcastle and Sherburn.
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