Impressive handling of an engine failure....

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Impressive handling of an engine failure....

#1 Post by CharlieOneSix » Thu Mar 10, 2022 11:55 pm

This incident happened on 11 March....lots of bits with no talking that you might want to skip over....

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#2 Post by FD2 » Sat Mar 12, 2022 4:13 am

Excellent - cool guy. New engine I think.

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#3 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Mar 12, 2022 6:26 am

He even had enough momentum to roll off bang on the yellow line at A5.

The chap in the tower stayed cool, helpful and polite too.
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Re: Impressive handling of an engine failure....

#4 Post by Ex-Ascot » Fri Mar 18, 2022 7:44 am

Excellent. Fortunately never had an engine failure in a single.
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