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300 taxis combine headlights to illuminate airstrip for emergency flight

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A fleet of hundreds of taxis came to the rescue at an airstrip in Peru by forming a chain so that their headlights lit a local airstrip for a rescue plane’s emergency takeoff. (news.yahoo.com) More...

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AWAAlum
AWAAlum 6
So nice to see good people doing good deeds. That was really cool!
WigzellRM
Ralph Wigzell 2
One of the strips I landed at, the townsfolk put camping gas lamps along the sides of the runway. Made it very easy as it was just like having runway lights. Of course, you gotta have enough gas lamps.
bighoss81
bighoss81 2
maybe ohare should try that
onceastudentpilot
tim mitchell 2
where there's a will there's a way
honzanl
honza nl 1
copy of 1934: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacRobertson_Air_Race
WigzellRM
Ralph Wigzell 1
I've landed like that, but with about 6 vehicles.

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