June 15, 2012 at 8:27 pm
Happily this ended ok with the Sea Fury flying out later in the day, with no apparent damage.

AIRPLANE V STEPS by Gaz West, on Flickr
By: RMR - 16th June 2012 at 22:45
It would have been a very good “action” shot 😀
By: Jon Petersen - 16th June 2012 at 22:26
But then again – that would have given him a very good angle, wouldn´t it?
Jon
By: Sideslip - 16th June 2012 at 21:12
Just as well the photographer didnt decide to climb those steps to take his pictures.
By: --o-o-O-o-o-- - 16th June 2012 at 19:48
She looked and sounded beautiful today at a rather damp Throckmorton Air Display today
By: TonyT - 16th June 2012 at 11:06
It could have been worse, remember this one
http://m.youtube.com/#/results?q=aircraft%20taxis%20into%20car
By: Trolly Aux - 16th June 2012 at 10:51
ALL I CAN SAY IS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1_DdIxfpIU&feature=player_detailpage#t=71s
By: paul178 - 16th June 2012 at 09:52
Two captions come to mind.
1 I knew I should have gone to Specsavers!
2 That will teach them to keep their steps outside the perimeter!
By: l.garey - 16th June 2012 at 09:03
Taxying Furies are a right unto themselves. This one (F-AZXJ, ex Iraqi Fury) ran off the taxiway at Lausanne 27 August 2011, but was flying again next day.

By: CIRCUS 6 - 16th June 2012 at 07:22
Probably couldn’t see the steps for the Centaurus haze….
By: TonyT - 15th June 2012 at 21:26
He is looking at the photographer, probably thinking… A camera.. look cool.. Look like a steely eyed fighter jock… Look cool….. WTF???? awe damn, I’m gonna be all over the web quicker than a…….
By: pistonrob - 15th June 2012 at 21:22
I hope they’ll be taking steps to ensure that doesn’t happen again.
(see what I did there?) 😮
i almost said that ha ha,
instead i will say, at least the photographer saw it coming. i bet he snook over there earlier n nudged the steps forward a couple feet :diablo:
By: Dr Strangelove - 15th June 2012 at 21:19
I hope they’ll be taking steps to ensure that doesn’t happen again.
(see what I did there?) 😮
By: The Blue Max - 15th June 2012 at 21:15
:eek::eek: