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Stall '''''is''''' at the "edge" of the "safe flying", '''''not''''' in the middle of the average safe flying envelope. | Stall '''''is''''' at the "edge" of the "safe flying", '''''not''''' in the middle of the average safe flying envelope. | ||
That is why my landings was not so good. Knowing '''''the edge''''', the limits of our plane '''''is crucial'''''. | That is why my landings was not so good. | ||
Knowing '''''the edge''''', the limits of our plane '''''is crucial'''''. | |||
And this led me to the idea of a place where we could try, discover and test our plane, going at the edge, to the limit. | And this led me to the idea of a place where we could try, discover and test our plane, going at the edge, to the limit. | ||
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<big><big>'''''But why a challenge for small planes and not big planes or military planes ? '''''</big></big> | <big><big>'''''But why a challenge for small planes and not big planes or military planes ? '''''</big></big> | ||
Does theses names from the real life | Does theses names from the real life are known to you ? : | ||
Robert (Bob) Pearson, Tadeusz Wrona, Jerzy Szwarc, Chesley Sullenberger, | Robert (Bob) Pearson, Tadeusz Wrona, Jerzy Szwarc, Chesley Sullenberger, | ||
Jeffrey Skiles, Carlos Dardano and Dionisio Lopez. | Jeffrey Skiles, Carlos Dardano and Dionisio Lopez. | ||
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They should ! | They should ! | ||
These are all heroes where with | These are all heroes where with their outstanding pilot skills they have saved | ||
lives ! | lives ! | ||
- "Gimli Glider, Captain Robert (Bob) Pearson, Air Canada flight 43, at Manitoba, | - "Gimli Glider, Captain Robert (Bob) Pearson, Air Canada flight 43, at Manitoba, | ||
zero loss and minimal damage to the plane ; | zero loss and minimal damage to the plane ; |
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