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Old 14th Dec 2011, 09:38
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Originally Posted by 'Chuffer' Dandridge
Last time I flew a PA38, I was not impressed at how flimsy it all was... Like it was made out of the thinnest Alu they could get away with? Maybe the wings just fall apart after a few thousand hours..
Yet strangely enough, the certification engineers come out with it being as strong as a PA28 or a C152.

Maths does beat pilot opinion, sometimes.

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