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Old 25th Nov 2015, 18:58
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RINKER
 
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I'm just a lowly PPLH with a fair amount of time and experience.
I used to land SA341 on a dolly a fair bit bigger than this. But always with safety
Pilot so no issues there.
Also rated on R44 and I remember getting access to an R44 which was kept on
a dolly. When I asked the owner if he wanted me checked out for landing on it
He said he was happy for me to do it as he knew of my flying experience.
However I wasn't confident without instruction so I paid an experienced
Instructor who also used them in his daily job to show the correct technique
Once he had done this I found it to be fine to do.
Even so,after using it a lot on one occaision when I returned to land by myself
The wind had got up from an unfavourable direction so without even risking it
I stuck the R44 on the grass by the hangar and phoned the owner and told him
I was not happy about putting on the dolly that day. He was happy with my
Decision and thanked me for it.
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