British Pilot Fired After Low Pass in Boeing 777

[Moses03]

Apologies if this story has been posted before-


SEATTLE - A British pilot has been fired after doing a fly-by with a new Boeing 777-330ER at Paine Field in Everett last month.

British newspapers report that Captain Ian Wilkinson, 55, flew the Cathay Pacific jet at 300 mph just 28 feet above the ground without landing gear in a ceremonial fly-by on a delivery flight.

[youtube]ntMIe-km7XI[/youtube]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...0mph-fly-just-28-feet-ground--jumbo-VIPs.html

 

[OBIO]

Some people just don't have a sense of adventure.

OBIO

 

[jhefner]

I wonder if Tex Johnson could get away with rolling the prototype 707 in this day and age.

 

[Lionheart]

At least Tex had some altitude, lol... That thing was just a few feet off the ground. One mild down draft and that thing would have been belly landing at good speed.. or at least a touch and go...



"Now would be a good time Mr. Data"

 

[Cratermaker]

I wonder how many regulations and airline rules he broke doing that?

 

[stiz]

"Landing gear lever a bit sticky was it sir?"
"why yes, as a matter of fact it was"

:d

 

[GT182]

How about this one.....

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"Look out for that treeeeee...." :costumes:

 

[kilo delta]

Low pass??.....let's try it with a 747 and throw in a crazy bank angle into the mix .....

[YOUTUBE]B6s0pBqIriw[/YOUTUBE]

:woot:

 

[stiz]

i'm sure we've all seen this one :d

[youtube]7IwplA7_4lU[/youtube]

 

[cheezyflier]

"Landing gear lever a bit sticky was it sir?"
"why yes, as a matter of fact it was"

:d

hahaha awesome quote! spot on! DAKA-DAKA-DAKA-DAKA.....

but as for the rest of those low-pass vids, none of them are as cool as this one:

[YOUTUBE]Y6D3o12afm8&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]

 

[tigisfat]

I gotta admit, the bike one was the best one!!

 

[Snuffy]

Anyone that does that bike thing and doesn't pull the front end up deserves a crash like that.

 

[cargomann]

no risk... no fun...

 

[cheezyflier]

wwuzzzzzuuup ssseeexxxyyyyyy..... waaaahhhh!!!!

 

[GT182]

Anyone that does that bike thing and doesn't pull the front end up deserves a crash like that.

And no knuts either.