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March 3rd 05, 08:03 PM
Ged McKnight
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Just watched Steve land
congrats to you for an excellent achievement
But it looked as if you landed down wind???
Ged
At 18:30 03 March 2005, Stewart Kissel wrote:
Easy now....he did get his Silver Badge last summer
At 16:30 03 March 2005,
wrote:
Just read this on CNN and thought it was kind of funny
considering he
has yet to set a record solo in a glider. Someone needs
to inform
Richard that Terry is the worlds best when Steve is
in the other
seat.....
(snip) 'Knowing Steve, if he runs out of fuel short
of the airport,
he's one of the world's best glider pilots and the
plane would be
capable of actually gliding for 50 miles at the end,'
said mission
sponsor Richard Branson, who heads Virgin Atlantic.
Brian
Ged McKnight