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As you know Sir Paul Holmes died today, aged 62, R.I.P

Aside from his extensive broadcasting career, Sir Paul also had an interesting time in aviation having survived 3 aircraft crashes in his time,
1 when the helicopter he was on crashed in the sea in 1989 killing the fellow passenger and 2 where he crash landed while piloting his vintage Boeing Stearman biplane.

Dont know whether this is good luck that he survived serval aircraft crashes or bad luck that he was involved in so many.

It just shows you all that money cannot save you at all , recall his antics in the Stearman ... and it happened around the same time there was a controversial add on TV .. being interviewed on the news his last world then was BUGGER!

Ian Warren wrote:

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Feb 1 2013,3:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

It just shows you all that money cannot save you.............

I hear what you're saying Ian, but it does buy you a vintage Boeing Stearman biplane lol

anything with 2 wings just gotta be betterererer

bjocque wrote:

QUOTE (bjocque @ Feb 1 2013,4:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I hear what you're saying Ian, but it does buy you a vintage Boeing Stearman biplane lol

anything with 2 wings just gotta be betterererer

And 4 wings is even betterer again

Unfortunately for a new low hours Pilot, it seems to be conceded that the Stearman was "a bridge too far" - to coin a phrase (politely.)

Yes and I think ignoring runway closures was bad form too. And didn't he do some flyby of the Warbirds hanger at Ardmore that pissed off a lot of people?

Bazza wrote:

QUOTE (Bazza @ Feb 1 2013,8:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Unfortunately for a new low hours Pilot, it seems to be conceded that the Stearman was "a bridge too far" - to coin a phrase (politely.)

That was one point noted by the authorities ... why the HELL was he aiming the plane in weather like ... noted on that day regard the crash in the paddock - Arrogance ?