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Police Escort For Tennessee Takeoff

3년 전 제출됨

It’s not every day a pilot gets a police escort for takeoff but a Cessna 172 owned by the East Tennessee Pilots Club had motorcycles and cars with lights blazing for its short hop to Island Home Airport near Knoxville on Wednesday morning. (www.avweb.com) 기타...

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callisto012 3년 전 16

Better than an F-16 escort.

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Dave Mathes 3년 전 13

...was there a decient resturant nearby?....just askin'...

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Mark Brown 3년 전 11

And no highway signs were harmed in the filming of this incident.

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Nathan Cox 3년 전 6

This would be just another day in Alaska. If you need gas, you land on the highway. Although many just land on sand bars for fun. Watch out for the people that want to call 911 *for* you after you pull off to the Chevron station...

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James Simms 3년 전 6

That last comment reminds of John Belushi pulling up to the gas station in his P-40

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Dave Mathes 3년 전 3

...long live 'Wild Bill Kelso'...

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Donald Crotty 3년 전 3

I landed on International Drive and 31 blown engine. Almost got that attention. Landed aircraft safety and its back in the air now. The 172 did great but he he forgot golden rule put fuel in the fuel tanks.

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Jill Malcolm 3년 전 3

Glad it went as well as it did! Under the overpass then a wing waggle of farewell. Thankful for the police escorts to manage traffic. Must have made their day much more interesting.

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travistx 3년 전 6

Proof of concept for circular runways...? ;-)

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WhiteKnight77 3년 전 3

That was my exact thought.

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bbabis 3년 전 5

And crossing runways overhead!

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cparks 3년 전 2

Don’t be that guy.

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George Polos 3년 전 1

The word here (Knoxville) is that this was a student pilot who had a friend along and ran out of fuel. I do not know if this is true. This is the talk through the pilot community here. I believe someone other than the student flew the plane off of the highway. Guessing he lost his ticket. You think?

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Usual Suspect 3년 전 1

I'm really surprised they let him take off again from the highway. I'd have thought they would have required a flatbed, etc. Frankly, I'm impressed.

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WhiteKnight77 3년 전 2

Why not? The plane wasn't damaged from what was reported. The speed limit on that stretch of highway is 55. That is about 15 MPH under a 172's take-off speed and highways are actually designed for 70 MPH. With the next obstacle over the road is a sign truss approximately .4 mile down the road, he had the room to get airborne and over it without worries.

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