Airline pilot skywrites ‘I’m bored’ over north-west England
Summary
An airline pilot wrote "I'm bored" in the sky over north-west England during a two-hour test flight. The flight tested a replaced part on the plane and the pilot will not face punishment for the skywriting.Key Facts
- The plane took off from Liverpool at 11:25 a.m. on Saturday.
- The message was visible over the Wirral, Cheshire, north Wales, and Dee estuary.
- The pilot wrote the phrase at about 335 meters (1,100 feet) high while flying under 100 knots (about 115 mph).
- The pilot is a flying instructor in his 20s.
- The flight tested a replaced cylinder part on the plane.
- The airline’s operations manager said the pilot used skill to write the message and is not in trouble.
- The plane is now back in the hangar and the pilot is on a day off.
- The test flight route was not authorized but necessary to check the new part worked properly.
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