Badass Pilot Buys Own Fighter Jet | AARP

He bought a Russian Yak-3 fighter aircraft? Cool! Great mini-documentary about Art Nalls, the retired United States Marine Corps officer, test pilot, and entrepreneur -  and his British Sea Harrier fighter jet. According to Nalls, his Sea Harrier XZ439 is the world’s first privately-owned and flown Harrier of any kind. In 2014, he acquired a two-seat Harrier that is the world’s only flyable civilian Harrier trainer aircraft...

Art Nalls has had a life long dedication to flying. His addiction to the sky has lead him to an honorable military career and an even more adventurous retirement. Nalls has had the unique opportunity to purchase his own British Harrier Jump Jet. Find out how this retired Lt. Col test pilot uses his passion for flight to help preserve military history with the maintenance and upkeep of the last three remaining Sea Harriers.

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Drone pilot spots man sunbathing on top of wind turbine 200ft above ground

Is this guy for real? Sunbathing on a wind turbine - 200ft above the ground?? Talk about a death wish... and a deadly suntan. And so much for privacy!...

It's summer and the beaches are packed - so this guy got some private sunbathing time sky high. A drone pilot taking a look at a giant wind turbine was startled to find a man sunbathing on the top of it. Kevin Miller, from San Diego, California, took the images when he was on holiday in Rhode Island on the other side of the country. He flew the drone all the way up the 200ft turbine to find the mystery man flat on his back catching some rays. Woken from his nap by the noise of the drone, he sits up, gives a wave, and looks rather nonplussed as the drone moves in further for a good look.

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Captain Battled Rough Winds As It Landed Airplane in Amsterdam

Great landing! Check out this viralling vid with almost 6M views, of a captain battling 120km/hour (75mph) winds as it approaches the runway at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands, en route from Osaka, Japan, landing the plane like a boss...

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Info source: euronews