Geoffers in Oggieland
You are very right about the Wx3 being a great aircraft. I once went for a test flight in one, in fog from Culdrose, and the autopilot was quite awesome when it all worked! Pots of power as well - but only one of them!
As to EOLs - did you not watch in amazement as the Junglies did them by day and night - not without some damage every now and again............
Biggest problem of the 3 was that it had Pingers up front and Observers down the back............definition of Observer - "interested bystander" and one of those words is wrong!!
Ian Stanley proved it's worth in South Georgia, in spades.
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