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Old 16th Jul 2012, 23:47
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FLX has quite a long history for saving engines' lives. I was told about it in the late 1940s by the senior pilot at my first job (as a very new Commercial Licence holder). He used it when flying a Rapide DH89a. He had some 8000 hours on type at the time ( all hand flown, no A/P !).
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