Originally Posted by Tiger 77
Use to fly into an airstrip about 18 months ago in the North Kimberley near Jatz homestead. The runway is half dirt and half water so only amphibians can operate there. The trick is to start on the land and just before you hit the water retract the gear and continue the takeoff roll in the water.
Tiger.
Originally Posted by Tiger 77
I believe a local operator still takes their 206 there occasionally.
This is true, however your amphibian requirement is flawed, we do operate stationair 6 transfers and we find it beneficial to leave the gear down, since the alternative usually upsets the boss and replacements are getting scarce ...
So we're fitting buffalo tyres on and trying it
this way instead (500kb wmv)
Takeoffs and landing at Jatz Cracka homestead both proved a challenging predicament initially and almost grounded/drowned the operation before it started, until we considered going the opposite way which represented a more successful outcome. So what happened to the buffalo ?
Anyway lands over-rated ... like the dhc5
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