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08-12-2016, 09:22 AM
A flaming toilet paper runway is one way to land at night in outback Australia
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The Australian outback is a big, barren place and in emergencies? Sometimes you need to think outside of the box.
If it's setting rolls of toilet paper on fire to help land a plane, then so be it.*
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Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) service pilot Geoff Cobden, along with a doctor and nurse, were called on to airlift an injured stockman from an airstrip at the Burke and Wills Roadhouse, Queensland at around midnight recently.
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Cobden explains that the logistics for landing in a remote location are figured out before the flight. At night, flares are used for lighting a runway. If that's **t available, car headlights can work too. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/12/flaming-toilet-paper-runway/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The Australian outback is a big, barren place and in emergencies? Sometimes you need to think outside of the box.
If it's setting rolls of toilet paper on fire to help land a plane, then so be it.*
SEE ALSO: Grandparents' pure elation at Kyle Chalmers' gold medal win is adorable (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/grandparents-reaction-gold-medal/?utm_campaign=Mash-BD-Synd-Tango-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-BD-Synd-Tango-All-Partial)
Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) service pilot Geoff Cobden, along with a doctor and nurse, were called on to airlift an injured stockman from an airstrip at the Burke and Wills Roadhouse, Queensland at around midnight recently.
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/0h1Raopc836rxtxHlCZx8TrOSnc=/fit-in/575x4096/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F175967%2Frfds-2.jpg
Image: Royal Flying doctor service
Cobden explains that the logistics for landing in a remote location are figured out before the flight. At night, flares are used for lighting a runway. If that's **t available, car headlights can work too. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/12/flaming-toilet-paper-runway/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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