Pilot traces seven-letter phrase across sky during test flight

15 Jul 2026 • 12:02 AM MYT
The Independent
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Pilot traces seven-letter phrase across sky during test flight

  • A pilot expressed his boredom during a test flight by skywriting the words “I'm bored” near Liverpool.
  • The incident occurred during a two-hour test flight of a Ravenair Piper Tomahawk at 11.25am on Saturday.
  • The flight was necessary to test a replaced part, a cylinder, on the aircraft.
  • The pilot, in his twenties, traced the seven-letter phrase across the Dee Estuary at an altitude of approximately 335 metres.
  • Ravenair confirmed the pilot would not face any disciplinary action, with an operations manager praising his “skilful flying”.

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