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Posted on 8/11/18 at 1:18 am to Reservoir dawg
Definitely the most interesting story out of Seattle since that dude took up residence in the Macy's Christmas tree.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 2:17 am to Reservoir dawg
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Hell of a maneuver, actually airshow worthy. Lol at the news folks first reporting his lack of flying skills caused the crash. He made them look like fools on his first flight.
He only crashed because he wanted to , had to have had some experience flying, the barrel roll and turns, managing to keep it out of the water was all too smooth to be just luck.
This post was edited on 8/11/18 at 2:20 am
Posted on 8/11/18 at 2:42 am to EA6B
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had to have had some experience flyin
Lots of flight mechanics are also pilots and vice versa. He most definitely had taxi experience. This could have been so much worse. He could have flown into a nuclear facility, high rise or even a cruise ship if he wanted to.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 3:26 am to WestSideTiger
Damn. I can already smell a good bit of smoke. Hopefully it's under control quickly. It's a small island but there's probably 50-150 people out there.
This post was edited on 8/11/18 at 3:28 am
Posted on 8/11/18 at 3:29 am to The Boat
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Yeah but it had the Alaska Airlines Eskimo on it.
I am offended by this racism
Posted on 8/11/18 at 4:47 am to SprintFun
Glad to see we had fighters on him very quickly and NORAD was aware of the situation quickly.
We learned some lessons and made improvements.
We learned some lessons and made improvements.
This post was edited on 8/11/18 at 4:48 am
Posted on 8/11/18 at 4:57 am to Roll Tide Ravens
Was not a mechanic. Ground service agent aka ramper/ ramp rat. Probably a tug driver, bag thrower,ground crew etc.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 5:15 am to choppadocta
Anyone have the video of the roll?
Posted on 8/11/18 at 6:16 am to weagle99
His word press blog
His YouTube

His YouTube
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Hey all! My names Richard Russell, I’m 27 and currently living in Sumner, WA with my incredible wife Hannah. I was born in Key West, Florida, and moved to Wasilla, Alaska when I was 7. I met Hannah in Coos Bay, Oregon in 2010 while we were both going to school. We were married one year later, and one month after that we opened a bakery which we successfully ran for 3 years. We decided to sell and move in 2015, because we were both so far removed from our families. Failing to convince Hannah of Alaska’s greatness, we settled on Sumner because of its close proximity to her family. I, meanwhile, obtained a job working for Horizon Airlines (partnered with Alaska Airlines) so I’m able to fly to Alaska at my leisure. In this season of life we enjoy exploring as much as possible, whether its a day (or so) trip to one of Alaska Airline’s destinations, or visiting a new area of Washington. We consider ourselves bakery connoisseurs and have to try a new one every place we go. Once I earn my Bachelors in Social Sciences I will either seek a management position where I’m at now, or possibly join the military as an officer. With this blog I hope to showcase all that I’ve learned in Ms. Newman’s Communications 210 class.

This post was edited on 8/11/18 at 6:24 am
Posted on 8/11/18 at 6:28 am to UltimateHog
RIP Rich Roll aka Sky King
Posted on 8/11/18 at 6:39 am to UltimateHog
Sad, seemed like he would have be cool to hangout with.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 7:02 am to WestSideTiger
He said he learned most of his flying skills from video games.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 7:07 am to UnluckyTiger
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Posted on 8/11/18 at 7:07 am to northshorebamaman
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Posted on 8/11/18 at 7:15 am to SprintFun
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“Oh man. Those guys will rough me up if I try and land there,” the man responded, later adding “This is probably jail time for life, huh?” Later the man said: “I’ve got a lot of people that care about me. It’s going to disappoint them to hear that I did this...Just a broken guy, got a few screws loose, I guess.”
And he's from Seattle. I'm guessing he had one too many brownies.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 7:17 am to lnomm34
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No matter how you came back to earth, you landed in my heart
Goodnight Sky King
This post was edited on 8/11/18 at 7:19 am
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