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This Plane Came Ridiculously Close To Landing On Top Of A Sunbather
This is the incredible moment a plane came within inches of landing on a man sunbathing on a beach in Germany. (www.youtube.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
It looks like he might have struck the prop on the fence post also. That was a bad approach.
I've been to Helgoland (the German spelling) and its airport a number of times, the runways are short and primitive.
What the sunbather was doing where he is at, I do not know. People need to have some common sense and personal responsibility.
What the sunbather was doing where he is at, I do not know. People need to have some common sense and personal responsibility.
True, but the dude completely missed the runway.
He came up 30 feet or so short of the runway threshold. An extra three feet of elevation would have allowed him to clear the fence.
Granted, the pilot screwed up and shouldn't have been that low, but there are signs there warning pedestrians about the dangers of landing and departing aircraft, and they are there for a reason. Sunbathing just feet from an active runway threshold is foolish at best.
Granted, the pilot screwed up and shouldn't have been that low, but there are signs there warning pedestrians about the dangers of landing and departing aircraft, and they are there for a reason. Sunbathing just feet from an active runway threshold is foolish at best.
I don't dispute that. But the the guy laying out on the beach doesn't need a license to do that.
True. But standing (not actually sunbathing) in the short final for the runway is extraordinarily stupid, and he is doing it despite having been warned of the risk of serious injury or death. I found a picture of the sign on Google Earth:
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/73862191.jpg
I can make out the first three lines:
ACHTUNG! (I'm pretty sure I don't need to translate that)
Tieffliegende Flugzeuge (Low-flying airplanes)
LEBENSGEFAHR (Risk of death)
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/73862191.jpg
I can make out the first three lines:
ACHTUNG! (I'm pretty sure I don't need to translate that)
Tieffliegende Flugzeuge (Low-flying airplanes)
LEBENSGEFAHR (Risk of death)
Turns out they have traffic lights as well to warn pedestrians of approaching aircraft:
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/29249654.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/29249654.jpg
Maybe they were having a "Wayne's World Moment".