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[theweaselking]

Bad: having a stroke.
Worse: It blinds you.
Worse still: You're 4.5km up in the air at the time. Oh, and you're the pilot. Of a one-person aircraft.

(The RAF scrambled a fighter to bring him down. And they did! But still!)

Comments

[bodandra.livejournal.com]

That's a truly terrifying thing to have happen to any person. Thanks for the link!

[ladyfox7oaks.livejournal.com]

OK- After reading "Scrambled a fighter to bring him down." I'm going to HAVE to go read that- cause MY Interpretation of that phrase...

[ladyfox7oaks.livejournal.com]

WOW, that's some seriously cool flying there...

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

What, me, sensationalist and amusingly misleading to grab people's attention?

[ladyfox7oaks.livejournal.com]

.....
No comment.

:P

[botia.livejournal.com]

Right, but this wasn't in the US, so they didn't shoot him down ;)

[benchilada.livejournal.com]

It's actually pretty awesome what they did.

THEY FOUND A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, PUT HIM IN A PLANE, AND HAD HIM TALK THE DUDE DOWN.

Yes.
Hell yes.

[ladyfox7oaks.livejournal.com]

Wow... That IS pretty D*mned cool.