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Originally posted by 18DAI:
They just sailed right out there.

I get ya. :-)

They trapped a bit long of the 4 wire

Important safety tip:

Hell Cat intended to be airborne:


Hell Cat not intended to be airborne:

Reminds me of a scene from Second Hand Lions....

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Originally posted by jbcummings:

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Originally posted by cmr076:

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Originally posted by GWbiker:
They couldn't find an empty straight stretch of Interstate highway?

Too late now for them, but I-8 in Arizona is a good choice.

air strips are incredibly fun to race on. We do events at them all over the state. There is always a marked braking zone, and a "you're basically fucked" mark.

we once raced a PJ in a GT2rs.. the PJ was.... 50' off the deck. FAA wasn't happy about that one. We weren't invited back

One of these??

this is the one

a few screen grabs from the video



view from the runway



and the view from the Porsche



and the video for anyone interested, the race starts at 1:40.. I guess in retrospect I can see why the FAA weren't thrilled with us. It was years ago, but if I recall correctly, the airport manager was fired, they were almost stripped of their operating license, and the pilot was fired from the jet company. .. and we weren't invited back

When I saw the thread title, I thought that another irreplaceable Grumman F6F Hellcat was gone. Glad that wasn't so.

Re: "They went a little too fast." Perhaps an accurate statement for large values of "little".

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Originally posted by JJexp:

I'd of thought that guys who were given permission to use a runway in such a fashion would have had some basic knowledge of runway markings or lighting, so they'd at least know when the end were near.

To be fair, how many of us know when the end is near?

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the airport manager was fired, they were almost stripped of their operating license, and the pilot was fired from the jet company.

Sounds appropriate - two people who likely don't have any real ass in the game (ie, workers not owners) risking expensive assets for a stupid video.

I'd fire them on the spot as well, without hesitation.

Now if people who own those things want to do that kind of thing on their own property, on their own time - have at it.

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Originally posted by zoom6zoom:

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Originally posted by JJexp:

I'd of thought that guys who were given permission to use a runway in such a fashion would have had some basic knowledge of runway markings or lighting, so they'd at least know when the end were near.

To be fair, how many of us know when the end is near?

I think he's referencing the end of the runway, that "the end".

While I don't know when "the end" is near, I've seen signs along the way indicating it might be likely should I continue with a particular course of action...

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Originally posted by cmr076:

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Originally posted by jbcummings:

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Originally posted by cmr076:

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Originally posted by GWbiker:
They couldn't find an empty straight stretch of Interstate highway?

Too late now for them, but I-8 in Arizona is a good choice.

air strips are incredibly fun to race on. We do events at them all over the state. There is always a marked braking zone, and a "you're basically fucked" mark.

we once raced a PJ in a GT2rs.. the PJ was.... 50' off the deck. FAA wasn't happy about that one. We weren't invited back

One of these??

this is the one

a few screen grabs from the video



view from the runway



and the view from the Porsche



and the video for anyone interested, the race starts at 1:40.. I guess in retrospect I can see why the FAA weren't thrilled with us. It was years ago, but if I recall correctly, the airport manager was fired, they were almost stripped of their operating license, and the pilot was fired from the jet company. .. and we weren't invited back

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That absolutely serves them right. Little jet drivers are notorious for doing stupid things, and that guy certainly didn't help their case. Also, the FAA is well known for going after those foolish enough to have video of what they've done posted on the internet.

One of the better pieces of advice I've gotten was to not log any flights where I've done something stupid enough to get me in trouble, and it's served me well.

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Originally posted by zoom6zoom:

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Originally posted by JJexp:

I'd of thought that guys who were given permission to use a runway in such a fashion would have had some basic knowledge of runway markings or lighting, so they'd at least know when the end were near.

To be fair, how many of us know when the end is near?

I was waiting for something like that

In keeping with the theme of this friend, my buddy pulled a snowboarder behind the Pilates that he flies, only he had approval of the local government and the Swiss aviation authority.

Snowboarder towed behind plane