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August 31st 12, 08:09 PM
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Famous people in soaring
"Steve McQueen is shown flying a glider in the original Thomas Crown movie, didnt realize he may have actually flying it himself."
He wasn't. On Friday, August 31, 2012 12:34:00 PM UTC-6, Ramy wrote: On Friday, August 31, 2012 6:45:05 AM UTC-7, Chris Nicholas wrote: Steve McQueen. And one who is likely to be infamous when AF447 legal cases go to court – Bonin, the FO who allegedly held the airliner into a stall all the way from FL375 to hitting the sea, 228 souls all lost. Chris N Steve McQueen is shown flying a glider in the original Thomas Crown movie, didnt realize he may have actually flying it himself. I didnt see any reference before to 447 FO Bonin as a glider pilot. This is very disappointing. You would expect a glider pilot to be even more aware of how not to stall a plane... Ramy 
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