sound effects
who can forget the magic sounds of the DC6B as the flying high film reels spooled on.
Cof G in the lighties is a big prob, heard of a bloke (somewhere in Northern OZ ) a while ago. forgot everything told him and loaded an R22 after an in town service with his own swag and gear and a couple of things for the stock camp he was going to. Things like a bag of spuds, cartons of dry tucker prob lots else and --- hero got in and did the old jerk him up trick---- flat on to its nose, whack, whack then silence! Moral is, yet again, always feel them into the air!!
got caught many moons ago having to carry a large pax in a 47G5, a well known thorn bird authoress, jeessuuss!!! that was the first time that I thought I would have to say NO. As it turned out the lateral cyclip stop was nudged a couple of times but there were no right hand turns,-- no sir.
How to say NO that day? I'd worked out if it was too bad i'd attempt a lift off on one mag and then feign dirty plugs until she left. I already had fuel pump and spare oil etc on my side litter, any more AUW would have had me permanantly glued to the firma terra.