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Geriaviator
 
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Loved my Paro 180 for years, Hershey wing, stumpy fuselage, and utterly viceless. In and out of 400yd field no problem in moderate breeze. Trained and passed my IR, steadier platform than anything else I tried (C172, C182, 112, M20). Didn't like the T-tail Turbo Arrow. Only one moment -- severe icing FL070 near Birmingham, fist-size snowball on windscreen thermo probe within 30 seconds, handling sluggish until emergency descent into clear air and +1C at 3000ft. Even an Aztec climbing out reported icing and he had de-icing boots. Thought all the more of my little aeroplane thereafter, but kept far away from ice except in a glass. With plenty of gin.
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