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Old 19th Dec 2010, 14:21
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Shaggy Sheep Driver
 
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Gipsy impulse mags have a habit of sticking (detected by an absence of that 'click' during hand-swinging). It amuses onlookers when the hairy old Chippie pilot opens the cowling, whacks the mag with a lump of wood, closes the cowling, and the engine then starts on the first swing.
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