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Old 11th October 2002 | 12:29
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Fly Stimulator
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sennadog,

Yes, I've been in there, but it was in one of the orange Shadows from the unfashionable corner of Redhill. They will take off and land on a sixpence, so I didn't have to worry about the bend in the runway as I never had to get that far.

Having since moved on to metal aeroplanes as well, I'd say you'd be OK in a 172 or similar as long as the ground wasn't wet and you didn't take many friends or lots of fuel along with you.

I'd imagine a Katana would handle it easily, especially if it was just 1 POB.

The microlight common frequency is 129.825. Be prepared for exciting chat along the lines of -

"You there John?"
"Yes. Where are you Bob?".
"Behind you John."
"Where's Bert then?"


I'll be at Redhill both days this weekend, so send me a private message if you want to meet up to have a look at the AFE guide. I wouldn't mind having a look around your club, since a tailwheel conversion on the Cub looks appealing.

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