Nice to see a newspaper report without hysteria. I doubt it’ll catch on here!
By: mike currill - 20th November 2006 at 21:46
Nice to know that pilot and plane both survived.
By: wessex boy - 20th November 2006 at 20:54
He had probably leaned the mixture a tad, that with tip-tanks would provide the necessary endurance
By: Chipmunk Carol - 20th November 2006 at 14:47
I can see what the problem was. The report said:
He said he has been flying this route for about 20 years.
I thought the C172 only carried a few hours fuel.
By: wessex boy - 17th November 2006 at 10:27
Yes, I always view an engine failure as a ‘non-event’!! 😮
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November 16, 2006 at 4:31 pm