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Offline FlyingBlind

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There i was...
« on: January 22, 2006, 10:44:04 PM »
Well ,our engineers at the base managed to scrap together a old AN-1 airplane...literally scrap up...and we wanted to do a test flight..everyone HAD to wear a parachute....they had to...cause there was no telling what could happen.
As i said before ,it was SCRAPPED together...the engine barely started...and we lost the landing gear on liftoff...we managed to climb to 500 meters until the engine jammed....No second decisions ,everyone just jumped out...that was fun as it was thrilling :)
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Re: There i was...
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2006, 12:21:42 AM »
Wow... I can imagine!  :)
But what would you have done if the engine had jammed at 50 feet?!?!  :o
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Re: There i was...
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2006, 01:26:30 AM »
Good point Stef!

Where was this at?
Couldn't have been in the states...
Sounds pretty illegal to me. Was Chuck involved?
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Re: There i was...
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2006, 12:10:02 PM »
Quote from: Mike on January 23, 2006, 01:26:30 AM
Good point Stef!

Where was this at?
Couldn't have been in the states...
Sounds pretty illegal to me. Was Chuck involved?

Estonia mate ,Ämari military airstrip :) no chuck was not involved :D i dont think the guys would have flewn with a bird pilot :D
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Re: There i was...
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2006, 12:10:38 PM »
Quote from: Stef on January 23, 2006, 12:21:42 AM
Wow... I can imagine!  :)
But what would you have done if the engine had jammed at 50 feet?!?!  :o

Well....the parachute WOULD have opend....but goddamn atleast a couple of broken feet !
And we really didnt think about it...
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Re: There i was...
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2006, 03:17:51 PM »
Yeah, though it's good to think about possible consequences of your actions, you'd miss a lot of fun in your life if you do it too much! However, I still think I wouldn't have gotten on that plane with you!! ;D
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Re: There i was...
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2006, 03:40:09 PM »
And also you COULDNT have :P you needed 400 jumps for that :D and we signed a deal that we are responsible
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Re: There i was...
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2006, 12:19:30 PM »
There it is again------------------Mierda de Toro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ::)
« Last Edit: February 28, 2006, 12:22:53 PM by fireflyr »
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Re: There i was...
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2006, 02:46:30 PM »
Haha :D i thought this topic was lost forever, well we actually got fined 4500 krones (425 Dollars) for violating the jump-laws :P
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Re: There i was...
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2006, 03:26:36 PM »
Okay...that's quite funny.
It was the day before my PPL exam. I was to go flying with an instructor and do some things that went forgotten during the preparation. One actually was a simulated engine failure on the rwy, just after rotation. actually, i just had to apply brakes, maintain the center line put power off. nothing more...
the point is that I was actually falling in love for the instructor (I usually went inside school finger crossed, hoping I was going to fly with him!). So...lined up, ready for departure. I should have rotated and then he would have taken the power off. The problem is that he was having his hand above mine on power. And well, I went off. And I forgot to rotate...and I would have even forgotten to take off if - at 85 (actually vr was 55 vx 65 vy 76 kt) - he said.........."actually......do you think you're going to take off someday?" ???.
I just wanted to disappear!!!!! ;)  ;)  ;)
 
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I give that landing a 9 . . . on the Richter scale.

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Re: There i was...
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2006, 05:21:00 PM »
Ah ze mocking instructors, no ? ;D
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Re: There i was...
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2006, 09:34:39 PM »
Quote from: FlyingBlind on May 28, 2006, 05:21:00 PM
Ah ze mocking instructors, no ? ;D

Ah Ah!! And actually running short of rwy!!! :) :) :)
But well, brain was power off that day!
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Re: There i was...
« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2006, 11:57:46 AM »
Yeah it happens..the brain power goes OFF.....trust me...with me 2 sometimes...
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Offline SteepTurn

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Re: There i was...
« Reply #13 on: May 30, 2006, 12:59:27 PM »
Quote from: happylanding on May 26, 2006, 03:26:36 PM
Okay...that's quite funny.
It was the day before my PPL exam. I was to go flying with an instructor and do some things that went forgotten during the preparation. One actually was a simulated engine failure on the rwy, just after rotation. actually, i just had to apply brakes, maintain the center line put power off. nothing more...
the point is that I was actually falling in love for the instructor (I usually went inside school finger crossed, hoping I was going to fly with him!). So...lined up, ready for departure. I should have rotated and then he would have taken the power off. The problem is that he was having his hand above mine on power. And well, I went off. And I forgot to rotate...and I would have even forgotten to take off if - at 85 (actually vr was 55 vx 65 vy 76 kt) - he said.........."actually......do you think you're going to take off someday?" ???.
I just wanted to disappear!!!!! ;)  ;)  ;)
 
HA-HA-HA-HA
I know this instructor as well, but I didn't fall in love with him :o
Sorry, happylanding, but I could't say nothing ;) :) ;) :)
...but I know the feeling to want to disappear!!! (You were there!!!)
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Re: There i was...
« Reply #14 on: May 30, 2006, 01:31:27 PM »
Quote from: SteepTurn on May 30, 2006, 12:59:27 PM
HA-HA-HA-HA
I know this instructor as well, but I didn't fall in love with him :o
Sorry, happylanding, but I could't say nothing ;) :) ;) :)
...but I know the feeling to want to disappear!!! (You were there!!!)

I would have been worried if you ever fell in love with him!!!! But, at least, I would not have been jealous!!!!  ;D
BTW, he did the same exercise with other students (and chicks as well...). they never forgot to take off!!!
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I give that landing a 9 . . . on the Richter scale.
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