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RAAF 111 Successful Belly Landing
« on: July 06, 2014, 01:13:05 pm »
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Re: RAAF 111 Successful Belly Landing
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2014, 03:57:55 pm »
That's a flier - not just a pilot.  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

"The potential for things to go wrong was reasonably high." Totally deadpan. If that man is not a test pilot within 5 years, I'll buy everyone here a meal*



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Re: RAAF 111 Successful Belly Landing
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2014, 05:53:37 pm »
That was an extremely well executed, low level, in-flight arrestment in the short field gear.  That approach and landing took one hell of a lot of finesse...
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Re: RAAF 111 Successful Belly Landing
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2014, 03:51:50 am »
Quote from: EC on July 06, 2014, 03:57:55 pm
That's a flier - not just a pilot.  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

"The potential for things to go wrong was reasonably high." Totally deadpan. If that man is not a test pilot within 5 years, I'll buy everyone here a meal*



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That's not just a flier, that's an AUS flier; that's characteristic AUS deadpan.
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