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Man Accidentally Pulls Eject Lever While Flying in Jet |
2009-11-03 |
A passenger enjoying a civilian joyride accidentally cut the trip short when he ejected himself from the plane after grabbing the eject lever while trying to brace himself. The passenger was flying in a Pilatus PC-7 Mk II with an air force pilot friend, The Daily Mail reported. He was instantly blasted 320-feet into the sky by the rocket-powered chair, before floating to the ground with an automatic parachute, the paper reported. Air Force officers quickly deployed a helicopter to retrieve the passenger after his fall 80 miles south of Cape Town, South Africa. The pilot of the craft, Captain Gerhard Lourens, is a long-time member of the Silver Falcons air force air display team, according to The Daily Mail. |
Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
#2 Probably didn't do the aircraft a lot of good, either. |
Posted by: mojo 2009-11-03 17:35 |
#1 80 miles south of Cape Town, South Africa. Eight miles South of the Cape? Might have gotten his toesies a bit wet. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2009-11-03 12:53 |