New Zealand plane beach take-off fails

Tango589 · 01-10-14, 03:52 PM

Important lesson: Land plane is not suitable for use as sea plane.

Wolferz · 01-10-14, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Tango589

Important lesson: Land plane is not suitable for use as sea plane.

Or a surf board.

Oberon · 01-10-14, 03:59 PM

Just goes to show, you try to avoid one hazard so very much (the trees) that you run straight into another (the sea).

Herr-Berbunch · 01-10-14, 05:01 PM

How does that saying go? Any take off you can swim away from . . .

Jimbuna · 01-10-14, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

How does that saying go? Any take off you can swim away from . . .

LOL

Tango589 · 01-10-14, 05:37 PM

I hope they had life vests and shark repellant onboard.

Jimbuna · 01-10-14, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Tango589

I hope they had life vests and shark repellant onboard.

That is exactly what they were wearing but crash helmets may have been more appropriate

01-10-14, 03:52 PM	#1
Tango589 Still crazy as ever! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 3,375 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 1	Important lesson: Land plane is not suitable for use as sea plane. __________________ Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way...

01-10-14, 05:01 PM	#4
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	How does that saying go? Any take off you can swim away from . . . __________________

01-10-14, 05:37 PM	#6
Tango589 Still crazy as ever! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 3,375 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 1	I hope they had life vests and shark repellant onboard. __________________ Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way...

01-10-14, 03:59 PM	#3
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Just goes to show, you try to avoid one hazard so very much (the trees) that you run straight into another (the sea).