Report Says They Often Played "Chicken" To See Who Would Land
First
The pilot of a DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter and a skydiver --
close friends, by all accounts -- often played a daredevil game of
"chicken," racing to see who would land first. The loser had to buy
the beer. But the last time they flew together, the loser lost his
life.
Attempt To Fly Over Poles Doesn't Make It Out Of Pilot's Home
State
It was supposed to be the start of a great adventure. Sunday,
Gus McLeod seemed to have what he needed to become the first man
ever to fly around the world on the polar route -- in a
single-engine aircraft -- had good weather, a good ship and a
goodbye crowd that included a television crew. The day ended just
30-miles from McLeod's home airport, Montgomery County Airpark, MD,
with a broken plane and a pilot wondering how this could have
happened.
British Record-Setter Plans New Flight In Homebuilt
Aircraft
Steve Wood, the first British pilot to fly around the four
corners of America in a homebuilt aircraft, plans a record setting
solo round the world flight promoting British American trade,
travel, culture and the Royal International Air Tattoo supported
charity Flying Scholarships for the Disabled.
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