Canadian pilot lands plane on Meeker County, Minn., highway, fixes engine, takes off again
August 1, 2012 at 3:55 am in West Central Tribune
LITCHFIELD A Canadian pilot safely landed his Cessna 172 on a State Highway 24 in Meeker County Tuesday evening, then fixed an engine problem and flew on his way. Continue Reading
“…when the engine of the airplane started to backfire and loose power causing the airplane to lose altitude. ”
That loose power will do it to you every time.
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What a feel good story. I’m hopeful that the same treatment would be afforded an American in distress in Canada as well.
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Like the old saying, they’re only two kinds of pilots…”the old and the bold”, guess we know which one he is.
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If I was one of the passengers I don’t think you could of dragged me back into the plane to take off again, never have liked flying, I would of been renting a car somewhere….:)
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