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Old 19th Aug 2009, 23:54
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tinpis
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Kiwi Ag pilots loved em cause they has a cigarette lighter and a heater, also a landing light for sneaking home late
I know of one fella would come home, clean up, and roar off again into the night to visit his popsie about a 100 miles away. One night the unthinkable happened. It stopped.
He switched on his light just in time to see a big Jersey cow filling the windscreen.
The farm lights come on , farmer gets shotgun and rounds up young fella climbing over fence.

"Aha, hands up yer bastard, yer the one been rustling me cows!"

"No mate I just landed me plane in yer paddock"
Much more comedy with cops being called etc..

Another fella borrowed a C180 to visit his popsie at night . Perfect landing on unlit airfield followed by a smooth roll through into a storm drain.
Exit NZ very quick smart.

There wasnt a month go by it seemed something was happening with a 185.
A lot perished in them and they got an unfair reputation in Ag circles as "The Widowmaker"
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