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Old 27th Dec 2002, 17:53
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Rotorhead
 
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Angry Zu Bell 205 Flying Pax

This marvellous ex-military machine has been flying in and out of the Waterfront pad flying paying passengers on A ZU registration with drivers who may or probably do not have SA helo coms. Apparently if you sell membership in a club and give members a brown jacket, a bottle of bubbly and a ride in a helo or a Lightening it`s just peachy. I buy the Lightening/Buccaneer bit as the club trick gets the bucks in for a good cause (even if it is a waste of perfectly good helo fuel)

Using the "legal loophole" to fly in competition with other operators leaves a bad taste however. The worst thing is that this may force CAA to close the loophole and stuff it up for the good guys.

On the lighter side why not get a suitably bright and shiny IL 76 or Antonov 224 and start a club - T Shirt and Joburg Europe return.

Confused but determined!
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