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Old 23rd May 2017, 06:59
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For interest look up the "hairy rope trick" of long lining with a fixed wing.

It used to be done with fixed wings (Tiger Moth) so is pre-interweb days so may be difficult to find information.

Basically pay out a long "hairy" line and enter a turn and the end can be controlled via bank angle to place it on the ground.

There are stories of a certain chap long line / bucketing with a Cresco ag plane in NZ if you can believe that.

Was used in the 1950's - more information here and relevant to the issue for information purposes.
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