I did the ferry from Frosinone to Fairoaks in that machine.That was a trip and a half; 2 x VERY experienced drivers up front, and me in the back scratching my head as how to remove some weight from her (the Empty weight was extreme - epitomised by the comment that the A109C was really only useful for carrying a load of Ping-Pong balls around
) Not well received by Agusta I might add
We did the acceptance flight test with the late Rafael Longobardi (?) and yes, the A109 is damn nearly aerobatic
. Anyone else up front and I'd have been a little concerned. Rafael will be at the big bar in the sky now, racking up my bar-bill no doubt with (cases of) Vino Nobile. I look forward to joining him sometime - but 'not now Bernard'
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