194th X-Plane.org fly-in (Red Bull Air Race London) - page 5


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After a quick break I decided to try the track once more before it gets too dark Another careless takeoff by me... the other plane had already landed but wasn't quite clear yet
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Off to start another attempt... ...which turned out to be my best one yet, and the one you can view a video of (I took 55 seconds to complete the course, but penalties would bump that to at least 1:27, even by a loose interpretation of the rules)
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Turning around to try again... ...but this time around I crashed again (and it was starting to get too dark for any more attempts) In case any other pilots needed rescuing, I decided to stick around in this Sea King rescue helicopter
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Lifting off to observe the situation from the air
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Daihard approaching the runway in an Avroliner
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Decided to try the course in the Sea King, to see if I could beat my previous record! Starting the run
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Hah, no chance! My time in the helicopter was around 3:30, _not_ counting penalties! Returning to the airport
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Landed on the ramp... ...and shutting down



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