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Old 3rd Jul 2012, 10:41
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stevef
 
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It's not too bad so far. Exaggeration in places of course; the voice-over suggested that it was suicide to try a landing at a camp in the darkness. When I was working there, a pilot flew a C206 into a bush strip at night time to medevac a boy who'd been burned in a hut fire. He put it down by vehicle lighting in pretty grim weather conditions too.
The boy survived, thanks to Mark.
It's true that nightfall comes quickly in Africa and the wildlife, both inside and outside, can be a problem. A female pilot got airborne in a Caravan out of Maun and then noticed a snake curled up by the rudder pedals!
An interesting place if you've got the right attitude.
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