"FORE!" Plane crash-lands on golf course

I was flying some gentle aerobatics over the Indian Ocean coast near Perth, when the engine stopped dead. I called "Mayday" and set up for a forced landing on a golf course driving range. Then I realised my GoPro camera was mounted on the bonnet, so I turned it on. At 1:24 I make one last, unsuccessful attempt to get the engine going. At 2:20 to clear golfers out of my way, I shout "Look out! Fore!" and then land, slaloming between the driver distance marker posts.
The landing was successful. FournierBob

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[TheLegumMagister]

A motorglider gives you just so much more time and additional options. I flew a Chevvron 2-32C microlight motorglider, with a 4 cylinder 2-stroke Koenig radial engine for quite a while. Had a couple of 'its all gone quiet at the front' moments myself and was very glad of the fact that the machine I was flying was not about to imitate a Steinway grand piano and virtually plummet out of the sky... No dithering about with this forced landing. Excellent work.

[rexxieroo22]

Uncle Bob! Can't believe this footage! Thank Goodness your safe!!!!!!!!! I must say I had a wee giggle you shouting Fore down the golf course! Will show this to Rex in the morning xxxx Huge Big Hugs to you xxxxx