30-01-2013, 12:39 PM
It was a good spectacle to watch - there was a clearly audible knock when it struck the line, but it was glancing contact so the plane didn't change course much. Tipper was smart enough not to overdo it with the five seconds of thrust, gently borrowing some short bursts - just enough to return to the runway and not so much that the vibration started to rip things apart.
Too bad it wasn't captured on video because it was an expertly done bit of recovery work!
Too bad it wasn't captured on video because it was an expertly done bit of recovery work!
Steve Murray