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Walk in the Park / A Great Forced Landing!

Nice to see a newspaper report without hysteria. I doubt it’ll catch on here!

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/15/nyregion/15plane.html

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By: mike currill - 20th November 2006 at 21:46

Nice to know that pilot and plane both survived.

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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

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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.

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By: wessex boy - 17th November 2006 at 10:27

Yes, I always view an engine failure as a ‘non-event’!! 😮

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