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The tragic tale of pilot's sticky t

2007 Reader Submission
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New Zealanders are unfortunately very fond of shoddy DIY repairs. It's another coat of paint, No. 8 fencing wire, duct tape and the national mantra of "She'll be all right".

One "veteran" pilot did that one too many times with his plane, and it didn't work out so well.

Submitted on 05/09/2007

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10438109

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Graham said:
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Hoo-boy! This one I love. Just when you thought mankind's intelligence may be on the up, along comes this guy. What a moron. Luckily he didn't work for BOEING, eh? They say duct tape is good for almost anything, but come on! Repairing aircraft is pushing the definition a little . . .


James said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
(Note to Wendy: copy and paste this link before it goes dead!) Red Green (the popular TV character who extols the virtues of duct tape) would be proud, but even he used more than a single piece! In the annals of aviation gaffs, THIS has to be one of THE stupidest decisions EVER made by a pilot prior to takeoff! I wish the write-up was here rather than in link form, but this one's a keeper!


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