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Old 12th May 2004, 13:52
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Keef

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I learned to fly on an MS880B. An amazing machine; it's a pity it was so slow in the cruise. Very prone to carb icing, this one was. But it had a failsafe fuel gauge - a sight tube in the cowlside.

It's now long gone to the great hangar in the sky, but it was a fun machine and I miss it.
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