Golfing by Train

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[TonyK]

It was popular amongst other pilots in my former club (not golf). It was not unusual for three of them to book out an aircraft, fly somewhere with a golf course and landing somewhere on the way to give everybody a turn at driving, then fly back to land at Filton, next to the golf course. You couldn't fill all four seats and have room for a golf bag, and arguments sometimes broke out over whose bag of bats to take - taking three was just too much weight.

Many airfields have golf courses adjacent, or golf courses have airfields adjacent, whatever. It is for a reason, as you will find if you are playing there one day, and suddenly hear nothing instead of the sound of an engine at full power that was apparent moments earlier. A pilot attempting a forced landing on a golf course after an engine failure at take-off is supposed to shout "Fore!", but they sometimes forget.

[JayMac]

Harrison Ford famously crash landed on a golf course near an airfield.



Golfers there were disappointed that Mr Ford didn't follow etiquette and replace his divot.

[TonyK]

It looks a decent enough landing in the circumstances. That PT-22 Recruit might well have returned to the skies, with just a little unbending and a new wick for the engine.