When we flew to Nigerai and back last October, there was concern about the 'Kneeling Gear'. After much nonsense to get us out, the thought that we may be stuck there was the last thing we needed. Because she wasn't designed to fly from anywhere other than Gostemal, she has to take her towbar with her, which means she has to kneel, fully laden following the push back to load the towbar. This puts one hell of a strain on the screw gear that winds the front wheels up and down. Makes a fantastic noise as the auxhillary jet powers it though.
Glad she got safely home. It was truly an honour to fly on her!
Cerdo