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Old 2nd Oct 2020, 15:26
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cafesolo
 
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Court Line. That brings back memories. About 10 years after they went bust,their helicopter service based in Cape Town,primarily to deliver/collect marine pilots to/from ships rounding the Cape,recruited me to fly S 58s. I was impressed by the skill of their engineers: an S62 (no error 62) had sunk in the harbor. They salvaged it,took it to the hangar and stripped it. They told me they had drilled out every rivet to ensure no salt remained. It was then re-assembled and put back into service. I was fortunate to be given a conversion: it felt like driving a Sycamore tho'with every control 3 times heavier. I don't believe there are many,now,with S62 on their licence. (Expired now at my 86 years.)
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