Wheelie Interesting

[commoner]

Hi all....here's a bit of interesting news from the old uk..Happened just yesterday. Any one like to try it?...... commoner http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/ ... error.html

[Craig.]

HAHA, nice to see the guys with parachutes were out of there ASAP. Glad the guy got it down safely, its a heck of a good job on his part.

[Hagar]

So, can anyone tell me why the pilot is a hero?

HERO: Pilot Gordon Cooper

[Craig.]

Not sure considering his passengers deserted him:)

[Saitek]

Well, he didn't kill himself or anyone else in the process of landing Doug...
Mind you if it was his silly fault he smashed the wheel on takeoff then....
Good job all survived ok though.

[commoner]

So, can anyone tell me why the pilot is a hero?

...well I think it was thought to be "heroic" that he managed (?) to take his passengers to a safe height to jump before attempting to land and save his own neck...maybe heroic is a bit over the top but it's a matter of opinion and you know the British media...never ones to play things down where a story is concerned......commoner  ;D

[C]

So, can anyone tell me why the pilot is a hero?

The pilot did what he inevitably had to do - can't say he really had any choice in the matter... Typical press over excitement

[Fozzer]

...that's quite a regular occurence with me and my little Cessna 152... ...!
I've now mastered the tricky landings by crapping crabbing the aircraft, and touching down on one wheel before gently lowering the aircraft onto one wing tip without too much damage... ...!
My insurance company is slightly impressed... ...!

Paul... ...!

comm....Why does the Manchester paper take a fortnight to download on 56k...
..and being a Yorkshireman, why aren't you reading the Leeds Tribune...?
LOL...!

[Jared]

oops....

very interesting story, glad they are all ok! :-)

[Hagar]

I saw a Chipmunk land on one leg once. This was at a race meeting at Thruxton some years ago & I'm not sure what it was all about now. The Chippie flew low over the car park & hit one of the parked cars. One leg went straight through the windscreen which tore it right off. Unfortunately there were people inside the car but I think they were more shaken than hurt. He made a brilliant landing though with very little further damage to the aircraft. Not sure who the pilot was or what happened to him. It all added to the excitement.

PS. At least I don't remember anyone calling him a hero. More like a bloomin' idiot.

[Fozzer]

I saw a Chipmunk land on one leg once. This was at a race meeting at Thruxton some years ago & I'm not sure what it was all about now. The Chippie flew low over the car park & hit one of the parked cars. One leg went straight through the windscreen which tore it right off. Unfortunately there were people inside the car but I think they were more shaken than hurt. He made a brilliant landing though with very little further damage to the aircraft. Not sure who the pilot was or what happened to him. It all added to the excitement.

PS. At least I don't remember anyone calling him a hero. More like a bloomin' idiot.

ooopppsss.... ...!

...that's quite a regular occurence with me and my little Cessna 152... ...!
I've now mastered the tricky landings by crapping crabbing the aircraft, and touching down on one wheel before gently lowering the aircraft onto one wing tip without too much damage... ...!
My insurance company is slightly impressed... ...!

[commoner]

LOL..Fozzer one thing I am NOT is a racist..I have even been known to set foot in Lancashire ne'er mind read their paper.......commoner  ;D

[ozzy72]

Hero is the new media buzzword Doug, it means someone who is doing the job they're paid for
Alas we live in an age of mediocrity, the true heros are all but gone now, people get their reality through the TV and never go out and do anything spectacular... I feel one of my mountain moments coming on, and this time I'm NOT going to sit on an ice-axe!

[Romulus111VADT]

Hero is the new media buzzword Doug, it means someone who is doing the job they're paid for
Alas we live in an age of mediocrity, the true heros are all but gone now, people get their reality through the TV and never go out and do anything spectacular... I feel one of my mountain moments coming on, and this time I'm NOT going to sit on an ice-axe!

You got that right buddy! Seems here in the USA the person that out runs the bullets the best is called the hero. The person that fights back and beats the assailant to a bloody pulp is called lucky. Why, because they'll be lucky if the assailant doesn't sue them for assault and battery.

[commoner]

You got that right buddy! Seems here in the USA the person that out runs the bullets the best is called the hero. The person that fights back and beats the assailant to a bloody pulp is called lucky. Why, because they'll be lucky if the assailant doesn't sue them for assault and battery.

...mmm...Same here in the UK Rom....the guy who fights back is called a CRIMINAL..