Tuesday, January 26, 2010
The true value of a golf course
Providing a long and level grass area to land when you run out of fuel at 2000 ft.
The Cessna 170 was expected to be moved from Hermann Park on Tuesday. The unplanned landing of the single-engine plane happened Monday night on a flight from Lafayette, La.Any other use is just a means of maintaining the landing site.
Veteran pilot Brendon Ford says an apparent gauge problem led him to believe he had more fuel than he actually did. Ford was bound for Columbus, about 70 miles west of Houston, when the engine started sputtering and gave out, at about 2,000 feet.
He spotted two fairways. He says there was just one person on the site he chose, so he flew over the top of him and landed. No one was injured.
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Must have been a par 5 - some of the par 4's are pretty short.
Knowing golfers as I do they were probably pissed off somebody jumped in front.
Knowing golfers as I do they were probably pissed off somebody jumped in front.
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