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The dangers of Power Lines...

Postby Fozzer » Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:34 pm

...for Aviators.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16450659

A beautiful day, ending in disaster.

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Re: The dangers of Power Lines...

Postby expat » Sun Jan 08, 2012 5:49 am

I can only hope that the basket did the job of the electric chair. Falling to your death on fire, can't think of a worse way to go................ :-/

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2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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