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Old 24th Oct 2001, 14:38
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Chimbu chuckles

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Certainly one of THE great Pilot aeroplanes of all time. I was blessed to do 2000 hrs in Air Nogat 1000s and 4000s.

My fondies,

11 minute sectors From Goroka(elev 5300') to Madang(MSL) through a gorge in the 12000' hills.

Waking up EVERYBODY at the Madang Resort at sparrows. The Resort was about 200 meters to one side of our take-off path as we passed through 300', at crackle power whether we needed it or not

Our SOPS called for Landing lights ON when the gear was lowered so when we came into Cairns of an evening and maintained 330kts 'till 8 DME on the ILS we would scare the crap out of ATCers, the Stealth Fokker they called us. 250 kts till 10?? pussies!!

Racing a checkie into Port Moresby when we managed to talk the Bros into letting us 'maintain own seperation'. We ended up wing tip to wing tip on 14L & R at 330kts/3000'/10DME/clean and neither wanting to pull the brake first. I blinked and he beat us to the parking apron but we won the foot race to the crew room

Better than some routes I've had!!

Chuckling Chimbu
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