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Old 30th Apr 2020, 11:18
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mullokintyre
 
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The single Comanche was equally guilty of wheelbarrowing very quickly if you tried to hold it down.
I was co pilot in a Commanche 180 taking off from a very wet and gusty Narromine many years ago.
The pilot said he would hold it down a little longer than normal to try to counteract the gusty cross winds.
Before we knew what had happened the aircraft speared off the runway into the grass.
Fortunately, we didn't do much damage, but it was virtually the end of that pilots flying career.
he never really recovered from the experience. Lucky of me, I did.
I was very careful with the Commanche to let it fly off when it was ready after that.
Mick
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