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Re:Gimli Glider by efm on Thursday May 01, 2014 @07:12PM (#7683229)
The pilot (or co-pilot), I don't recall, was also an Air Cadet at that airfield, which is how he knew that it was there, a good long strip, and well maintained.
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Re:Gimli Glider by crystalmace on Friday May 02, 2014 @01:40AM (#7684283)
Yes, and he was a glider pilot in the air cadet program which aided to his ability to properly land the plane without engines
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Re:Gimli Glider by seanmcdirmid on Friday May 02, 2014 @05:02AM (#7684692)
The pilot was a glider pilot, the first officer was an air cadet, and the field was already turned into a race track.
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