tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post393014198882794660..comments2024-03-28T19:12:11.348-07:00Comments on Just A Car Guy: Out of fuel: Pilot had to land on a container ship – it claimed it as theirs under Salvage Rights!Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18429349943129907930noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post-91107896324013735342016-09-15T16:11:41.329-07:002016-09-15T16:11:41.329-07:00That was quick thinking, and the plane was saved. ...That was quick thinking, and the plane was saved. Paying £ 570,000 to get it back was probably a good deal too.<br /><br />Andy Green of LSR fame is also an RAF pilot, and was on track to become a Harrier pilot, but for reasons unrelated to his qualifications this never happened. In an interview on the matter he said this (quoted from memory): "I hate to say this for the record, because Harrier pilots are always the first to tell you how good they are. But it's true we send our best pilots to fly Harriers."<br /><br />Can't recall if he also was the one telling that with a Harrier if something goes wrong you have one second to recover the plane, because at two seconds you've lost it and have to eject. So otherworldly reaction times are a must.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446387470419012485noreply@blogger.com