Just to continue the Volant Rodeo story, and a reminder that without 'menders' like these we would not have any tales to recount. This is the detachment line up for the drive by of the general. As well as the flying part of the competition there was also a maintenance element. A team inspected every a/c deducting points for all manner of things. On the day of the inspection I had 'umpired' on a C160 (but that is another story) so volunteered to help clean up our 'K'. Due to my technical background I was allocated the task of digging the crud out of the tie down receptacles, which I did with my survival knife !. It was very hot in there and I cursed the unknown person who had elected to change the US type cargo floor to match our system!