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This pilot should be a HERO
mangogrooveworkshop - 19/2/09 at 04:17 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7898472.stm

In the dark and cold of the north sea......very lucky.


scootz - 19/2/09 at 05:17 PM

Bit early for that... no-one knows what happened yet - he may have made a right arse of something himself that dropped it out of the sky!


r1_pete - 19/2/09 at 07:27 PM

Some years ago I did the underwater escape training, believe me, ditching in the sea in the dark is the absolute last thing you'd risk, so I'd doubt pilot error, a reasonably warm pool in the dark, its amazing how quickly disorientation sets in!!


Paul TigerB6 - 19/2/09 at 07:39 PM

quote:
Originally posted by scootz
Bit early for that... no-one knows what happened yet - he may have made a right arse of something himself that dropped it out of the sky!


Agreed, sounds like the rescue pilot did a damned good job so maybe he should be hailed the hero instead