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By: Moggy C - 15th January 2006 at 13:57
No
Moggy
By: Pete Truman - 15th January 2006 at 13:31
Has the Chippy pilot ever been identified.
By: David Burke - 15th January 2006 at 13:31
I would say it would be an amazing coincidence for you to miss a Chipmunk by ten feet at Sibson!
By: Rlangham - 15th January 2006 at 12:52
Oh that’s just my luck – i’m doing a sponsored skydive at Sibson in about three weeks!
By: Moggy C - 15th January 2006 at 09:59
This has also been discussed on the PPRUNE Military forum.
And here
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=51277
Moggy
By: lauriebe - 15th January 2006 at 06:43
Impressive – Who strayed off course ????
This has also been discussed on the PPRUNE Military forum.
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?p=2315682#post2315682
Here, there is a link into the CAA website. The skydivers reported an Airprox which occurred on 31 July 2004 over Sibson at around 1645 hrs.
The chap who took the video stated that he thinks he owes his life to the fact that he spotted the Chippy at the very last moment and deployed his main chute. If he had left it a fraction of a second later, he believes he would have collided with the aircraft with fatal results to himself and the pilot. He goes to say that he estimates the Chippy passed within 10 feet of him 😮 😮 😮
One very lucky chappie!
The aircraft involved has not been traced.
By: Seafuryfan - 15th January 2006 at 02:30
I don’t have any further details – the video caption is dated 2004 so it should be well documented.
By: Hornchurch - 15th January 2006 at 01:57
Impressive – Who strayed off course ????
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