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Old 26th Jul 2014, 02:20
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PerAsperaAdAstra
 
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Well well, the old Jetdanger back from a few years in re-hab! Well they were reliable and much loved, is it still the 250 engine as it was? No doubt with probably better govenor technology and more fuel efficient. Very interesting to see the old teetering head is back. Why not, simple to maintain and also tough and reliable, although it does have some flight characteristics to trap the unwary, let's hope that's not forgotten. I have to admit I still get pretty wary when encountering turbulence, get very gentle with cyclic inputs. I currently instruct on a B206 B3, she gets worked hard at times, autorotations, CCT bashing etc, but runs like a sewing machine.
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