G'day Disco...
The checkflight was very interesting! At first the machine flew like a plate of mashed pumpkin. Trying to land the thing reminded me of the time I was riding a horse and it jumped off a 30 storey building. Glad the horse softened the impact for me.
But anyway... Once i'd gotten use to the thing it was kind of relaxing. Very stable due to the long fuselage and very responsive controls in the cruise.
Usual stuff for the checkride, although steep turns were forbidden in this particular aircraft because they had temporarily removed the wing struts. I was told that the HF antenna would help hold the wings on.
In the end I didn't take the job and came back to Aus. I decided against living in India, and the wild croc injury didn't help either
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Cheers,
Tiger.