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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 7:21 pm
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Marin 1K
 
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Originally Posted by tigeragent
About a 1/2 mile before the runway, the plane started dropping rapidly, like the initial drop on a rollercoaster. For about 15 seconds I thought we were going to smack into the ground.
About a 1/2 mile from the threshold, a 15 second drop would put you on the ground with about 5 or 10 seconds to spare.
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