That was a nice lookin balus chuck why didya lend it to a KIWI ya know theyre alll dickheads
I like your self had a failure in a 185 in PNG.
Was after T/O climbing out of Lumi strong fuel smell and rough running with no throttle response. I dipped the nose down gave a mayday call to Wewak and bugger me there was a strip Anguganak right in front of me.
Just so happened a god botherer 206 was taxying at the same time and saw the whole thing.He helped me push the 185 to the side of the strip and I hitched a ride to Wewak with him.
The FSO was sitting in his chair and got a shock when I walked in and asked him what paperwork would be required on my mayday?
He said "What Mayday? I wondered why you were landing at Anguganak?" ....doh...
Next day the SENIOR BASE pilot said come with me and you can ferry the 185 home there will be nothing wrong with it.
We arrived he hopped in the 185 and bugger me it wouldnt start.
Oh ho be something minor for sure.Off come the cowls and the first thing I see is the fuel injection distributor spider broken off the top of the crankcase.
We flew back to Wewak for an engineer.
Them was the days.
The rubber hose taking the breather oil under the pod was a Cranky Franky Newell TAL mod I think? (waits to get howled down)
Your Bonanza be a nice ship too I recall a fella at Ambunti having one years ago he had a pilot to fly it for him. He was a colllector of artifacts and big time gee-gee punter anyone remember it?
I would prefer the Bonanza to 185 here in Ozzy simply because of the Great Australian F**k All there is to cover on a trip.
A mate is going to build a taildragger Hornet next month it will have a little radial engine it looks real cute .