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KRDU area hangars/avionics installers
Yea, I learned from Brant, but got the call right after it happened. I
wouldn't have expected any less from Paul, he's always had that ability to stay calm and collected. Patrick Dave Butler wrote: Maule Driver wrote: I live and fly out of there. email me at Mauledriver at nc.rr.com. If you got your PPL from Paul, you might have seen his Emmy worthy appearance on the local news after he landed a 150 on I-540. Not only did he do a fine landing amidst mid-day traffic but he gave WRAL a great inteview. Complete with breathless bylines like, "a skilled flight instructor from Durham did a by-the-book landing his power-less plane on busy I-540 without injury or damage. Tune into the interview at 11:00" Great landing and even better PR! I agree, the net result was overall positive for GA. Just curious, I saw somewhere that this pilot had had a couple of earlier incidents. Is he the same pilot that went into the trees just across I85 on T.O. a few years ago? DB wrote: Watson Do you live or fly from lake ridge? I'd be interested in talking to other pilots from up there, I got my PPL there. Real fun flying in and out of that place. Patrick Watson wrote: One might argue that those on the approach end of 32 (preceding the threshold) are the best on the airport. However, this lot is 2 homes within the threshold. The brown ranch with the 'for sale' sign facing the runway and street. Probably the high point of lots along the runway. Clear and free access to the taxi way paralleling the runway, just needs an owner built hangar. I don't know the asking price or anything but I would think it would be the lowest cost way to live with your plane around. 15 minutes from RTP, Duke University, Duke Medical. 10nm north of RDU. Sure would be nice to have a pilot in there. -- Dave Butler, software engineer 919-392-4367 |
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Dave Butler wrote:
Maule Driver wrote: I live and fly out of there. email me at Mauledriver at nc.rr.com. If you got your PPL from Paul, you might have seen his Emmy worthy appearance on the local news after he landed a 150 on I-540. Not only did he do a fine landing amidst mid-day traffic but he gave WRAL a great inteview. Complete with breathless bylines like, "a skilled flight instructor from Durham did a by-the-book landing his power-less plane on busy I-540 without injury or damage. Tune into the interview at 11:00" Great landing and even better PR! I agree, the net result was overall positive for GA. Just curious, I saw somewhere that this pilot had had a couple of earlier incidents. Is he the same pilot that went into the trees just across I85 on T.O. a few years ago? No. I know the crash you are talking about (found out as I took off over them 30min later). I think Paul had an engine failure on TO out of Lakeridge over 8 or 9 years ago. He puts a lot of primary training time in. |
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