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Old 17th Jul 2014, 11:36
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Duck Pilot
 
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Bloody cabin door poped open on me in an F model Aztec just after take off one day, extremely difficult to handle due to the degraded elevator control. Managed to get it around the circuit and back on the ground quickly thank god - bloody thing nearly killed me.

My stuff up, the door wasn't latched correctly. Pretty common as I since found out from other experienced Aztec pilots.

And yep I also flew ECY! Didn't have any door problems though, I actually quite enjoyed flying the old girl, anyone know if it's still flying somewhere. I'm pretty sure the bloke who owned the flying school has now retired, he was a good bloke I thought - his aircraft weren't the newest and best looking on the paddock however I found them reasonably reliable.
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