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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

2nd Jun 2017, 21:39

Replies: 53

Light aircraft crash reported Mull Of Kintyre

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Posted By piperboy84

If you're flying out of Strathaven you should be...

If you're flying out of Strathaven you should be well used to getting bumped and thrown around and that's before you in the air😀

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

31st May 2017, 19:59

Replies: 53

Light aircraft crash reported Mull Of Kintyre

Views: 25,174

Posted By piperboy84

Looking at google earth the shorelines on each...

Looking at google earth the shorelines on each side of the channel appear to have favorable spots to put down, unless of course they could not see either the beaches or water, nor had a moving map to...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

30th May 2017, 21:23

Replies: 53

Light aircraft crash reported Mull Of Kintyre

Views: 25,174

Posted By piperboy84

I had I bit of "oh **** what am I doing here"...

I had I bit of "oh **** what am I doing here" moment over that area a few years back before I had my instrument ticket. Heading back up to Forfar from Strathaven in the alley between GLA and EDI and...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

30th May 2017, 20:24

Replies: 53

Light aircraft crash reported Mull Of Kintyre

Views: 25,174

Posted By piperboy84

A control issue seems more likely than mechanical...

A control issue seems more likely than mechanical as the channel they came down in is only 3 miles wide. If they had a mechanical issues mid channel anything above appx. 1000 feet cruise altitude is...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

30th May 2017, 15:23

Replies: 53

Light aircraft crash reported Mull Of Kintyre

Views: 25,174

Posted By piperboy84

And even old Sparky the guy that literary wrote...

And even old Sparky the guy that literary wrote the book on mountain flying ending up pushing daisies due to flying in the mountains.

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