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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 09:32 PM
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That is awesome!
 
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 09:39 PM
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Pucker factor of about, oh, 8.7?
 
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 09:46 PM
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Id say 10.9... Those guys are nuts but its fun to watch!
 
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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WOW!!!! I had the unpleast job of pullin one them planes out the water before..... That guy either good or LUCKY
 
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Captn_tyler
That guy either good or LUCKY
Little bit of both, I'd say.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 01:31 PM
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awesome
 
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 02:48 AM
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I watch that stuff religiously. My dream job is to work for one of those crews as a mechanic once I get my licenses. It'll never happen but I can dream. And Matt Hall hitting the deck and begin able to recover just shows the pure skill these guys have.
 

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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 06:09 PM
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I believe they have mad skills but I am swinging that one more towards pure luck thats just my theory.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2010 | 03:35 PM
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Glad Im not the guy who had to clean the cockpit after that.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 12:40 AM
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Wow! That is as close you can come to death as you can.
 
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