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Friday, September 19, 2008 12:00 AM

Ask the pilot

Was Obama in danger when his plane made an emergency landing? What's an "unforgiving" aircraft? The pilot answers readers' burning questions.
By Patrick Smith

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  • Friday, September 19, 2008 12:20 AM

    @Mr Smith

    All kids to one side? We did just that on a Shoot the Chutes. On the Ocean Park pier in Santa Monica.

    We shifted just as the boat hit the water.

    The result was that the boat went out to the middle of the pond and the operator had to pole it to the dock.

    The only way the operator who stood on the stern could steer was by shifting his weight. Those boats were heavy old scows.

    Some of the fun things in life no longer exist.

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