What low-altitude passes look like from the cockpit

    April 7, 2008
    It's a wonder pilots don't come back with brown underwear when they fly this low. Points up how much trust you have in your equipment to do runs like you see in this video. The background music is a little lame so you might want to mute it. ...

    It's a wonder pilots don't come back with brown underwear when they fly this low. Points up how much trust you have in your equipment to do runs like you see in this video. The background music is a little lame so you might want to mute it.

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    Leland was Editor-in-Chief of Machine Design. He has 34 years of Service and holds a B.S. Engineering from the University of Michigan, a B.S. Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan;, and a MBA from Cleveland State University. Prior to joining Penton, Lee worked as a Communications design engineer for the U.S. Government.

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