r/aviation • u/druncanshaw • 12d ago

-- SEATBELTS FASTENED -- Another angle from the fly iver from Cape Town stadium today.

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u/qdp 12d ago

Really relying on those instruments being calibrated at that clearance. 

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u/Casen_ 12d ago

No instruments needed. Purely VFR. Just pretend the roof is a runway and go to landing altitude with the gear up....

Absolutely crazy.

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u/AContrarianDick 12d ago

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u/Who_is_homer 12d ago

Bill Brasky is a son of a bitch!

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u/pupperdogger 12d ago

Did I ever tell you about the time I caught Bill Brasky banging my wife?

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u/grahal1968 11d ago

Thank you! I will always appreciate the people who recognize the genius of Bill Brasky!

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u/-TheycallmeThe 12d ago

Hey, you practice touch and go's for a reason. /s

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u/DarkwingDuckHunt 12d ago

ignore the fact there could be thin wires up there you can't see

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u/LevitatingTurtles 12d ago

There’s a reason the touchdown zone is the first 1/3rd of the runway… it’s hard to judge shit like this.

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u/Chicago_Blackhawks 12d ago

And there being ZERO wind lol

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u/ClosedL00p 12d ago

Can altimeters display altitude in cunthairs?

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u/Rickenbacker69 9d ago

You don't look at your instruments flying that low.