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diabeticman

(3,121 posts) Thu Mar 5, 2015, 10:18 PM Mar 2015

Everyone forgets that Harrison Ford is an experience pilot

https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/harrison-ford-twice-rescued-lost-014500629.html;_ylt=A0LEVyjeDPlUPQ4AvU1XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--

He helped rescue 2 hikers.

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Everyone forgets that Harrison Ford is an experience pilot (Original Post) diabeticman Mar 2015 OP

Any pilot will tech you that if you lose your engine power on take-off, Old and In the Way Mar 2015 #1

I know. He piloted the Millennium Falcon. It made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs. . . . Journeyman Mar 2015 #2

LOL! Good one. BlueJazz Mar 2015 #7

Hearing different stories.... cwydro Mar 2015 #3

His son tweeted that Harrison was "Battered, but ok" Electric Monk Mar 2015 #5

Good to hear. nt cwydro Mar 2015 #6

He flies all the time. AngryAmish Mar 2015 #4

Another foiled attempt greytdemocrat Mar 2015 #8

Someone needs to tell him the odds! n/t Yavin4 Mar 2015 #9

He has 2naSalit Mar 2015 #10

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)

1. Any pilot will tech you that if you lose your engine power on take-off,

Reply to diabeticman (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 10:59 PM

Mar 2015

You are well and truely fucked. Lose power and look around and hope you can make a recov r rable landing...meaning you can live. Looks like he made the best landing possible l. Alot of pilots wouldn NOT HAVE HAD THIS KIND OF Happy Ending.

Journeyman

(15,036 posts)

2. I know. He piloted the Millennium Falcon. It made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs. . . .

Reply to diabeticman (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 10:59 PM

Mar 2015

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)

7. LOL! Good one.

Reply to Journeyman (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 11:56 PM

Mar 2015

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

3. Hearing different stories....

Reply to diabeticman (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 11:01 PM

Mar 2015

Is he ok?

Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)

5. His son tweeted that Harrison was "Battered, but ok"

Reply to cwydro (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 11:15 PM

Mar 2015

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026319461

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

6. Good to hear. nt

Reply to Electric Monk (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 11:16 PM

Mar 2015

AngryAmish

(25,704 posts)

4. He flies all the time.

Reply to diabeticman (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 11:03 PM

Mar 2015

A lot of gliders. A buddy of mine, a truly gifted pilot, said he was better than most commercial pilots.

greytdemocrat

(3,299 posts)

8. Another foiled attempt

Reply to diabeticman (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2015, 12:01 AM

Mar 2015

By The Empire!!!

Yavin4

(35,441 posts)

9. Someone needs to tell him the odds! n/t

Reply to diabeticman (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2015, 12:01 AM

Mar 2015

2naSalit

(86,646 posts)

10. He has

Reply to diabeticman (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2015, 01:06 AM

Mar 2015

a home in Jackson, WY and has a helicopter that he flies around there. And he has rescued hikers up in the Tetons in the past. Most locals around here know he's a pilot.

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