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Winterknight
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Here's one with

Here's one with propeller.

It's for sale at 103,000 Euro's.

Chris S
Chris S
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Those guys were just plain

Those guys were just plain stupid, and thoroughly irresponsible to have buzzed an Airbus 380 like that. They must have broken every airline industry flight safety rule that there is. Why weren't they prosecuted for endangering an aircraft?

The cost of gliders is prohibitive for private ownership, much better to join a club and hire one per hour.

 

Waiting for Godot & salvation :-)

Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now

Winterknight
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Chris S_2 wrote:Those guys

Chris S_2 wrote:

Those guys were just plain stupid, and thoroughly irresponsible to have buzzed an Airbus 380 like that. They must have broken every airline industry flight safety rule that there is. Why weren't they prosecuted for endangering an aircraft?

The cost of gliders is prohibitive for private ownership, much better to join a club and hire one per hour.

 

You can get club class single seaters  which have over a 1,000 landings for between £5k and £10K.

Chris S
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I rather think I'd feel safer

I rather think I'd feel safer in a two seater powered aircraft thanks :-)))

 

Waiting for Godot & salvation :-)

Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now

mikey
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Chris S_2 wrote:Those guys

Chris S_2 wrote:

Those guys were just plain stupid, and thoroughly irresponsible to have buzzed an Airbus 380 like that. They must have broken every airline industry flight safety rule that there is. Why weren't they prosecuted for endangering an aircraft?

The cost of gliders is prohibitive for private ownership, much better to join a club and hire one per hour. 

It was on the News here when they did that, the News people pondered the same question and the response was 'it was setup in advance and there was more risk to the wing folks than the plane'.

Chris S
Chris S
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Ok, interesting info. I

Ok, interesting info. I suppose being over the country that it was, the administration there were happy to have PR for their Palm Jumeirah and the World Islands. They are part of the UAE and I still think if them as the Middle East, although apparently and officially, they are classed as Western Asia. I still think it was a damn silly stunt though.

Waiting for Godot & salvation :-)

Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now

Gary Charpentier
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Chris, considering there was

Chris, considering there was also a photo aircraft in the formation, and a jump helicopter you know every one of the pilots sat in a room together before the flight and walked through all the maneuvers and also emergency exits.  You also have to know that a regulator had to issue a special permit for this, because the airspace had to be closed to others.  You also have to know they were also talking to each other on the radio.  You seriously didn't think that was a regularly scheduled revenue flight did you?

If you have to have a safety rant, have one over the bad building and fire safety regulations in your country.

 

Bill592
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mikey wrote: ....... and

mikey wrote:
....... and there was more risk to the wing folks than the plane'.

There is also more risk to a June Bug impacting the windshield of a car Smile

Then again ... if they had gotten sucked into one of the engines of the A380

..... I guess that could have caused problems  )

 

Bill

 

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Jonathan
Jonathan
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Time to go on vacation and

Time to go on vacation and dream of winning

KSMarksPsych
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I'm relieved that for the

I'm relieved that for the first time in a while, I have no doctors appointments scheduled.  That ought to be worth a win.

Kathryn :o)

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