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Old 29 July 2005, 03:23 PM
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Anyone see that stunt plane doing aerobatics flying along the M4 to Reading with police in hot pursuit?
Old 29 July 2005, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by InvisibleMan
Anyone see that stunt plane doing aerobatics flying along the M4 to Reading with police in hot pursuit?
Yeah and I saw a small pink elephant doing the can can along the B523 last Thursday ...


Old 29 July 2005, 04:44 PM
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no honest, thats why it was really busy, everyone slowing down to look.

It was flying quite low but on route directly over & along the M4. had smoke coming out of its tail as it did its 90degree turns. was quite a sight
Old 29 July 2005, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by eric Scofield
Yeah and I saw a small pink elephant doing the can can along the B523 last Thursday ...


Hah!.........
Old 29 July 2005, 05:22 PM
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Was he on his way to Longleat for the Redbull Air Race?
Old 29 July 2005, 05:38 PM
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i dont think it will take 11days to get from reading to longleat. Maybe he arrived too early so is doing a few laps.


I got tickets so see you there
Old 29 July 2005, 11:55 PM
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He was probably from the air field at White Waltham.....(nr Reading- ish)
they have a lot of stunt flyers outta there...

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Old 30 July 2005, 07:51 AM
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I used to fly out of White Waltham and do exactly what he was doing withouit the smoke!

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Ah So it was you then Les, I thought so, late for dinner was we
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what are the boundaries for doin things like this ? how low can you fly, stuff like that ?
Old 30 July 2005, 09:13 AM
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The thing that worries me if he pulled that stick back a bit shape he could have ended up in the under carriage of a 747 taking of from Heathrow
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Originally Posted by paul-s
what are the boundaries for doin things like this ? how low can you fly, stuff like that ?
I was flying on Tuesday at 1000ft with two stunt planes practicing a routine down and to the left of me. They were very low at times.

Personally, as long as there's nothing but plants on the ground I can fly at 12inches. I have to stay 500ft away from most things and 1000ft from some.




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