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Old 7th Jul 2003, 21:00
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treadigraph
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Were you using the Maggie, Hairy? Grannies and egg sucking doubtless but, if ever you get the urge, don't try toilet roll cutting with your prop, use the wings - I watched a Chippie doing it years ago: the shredded paper got stuffed in the carb intake resulting in a nicely judged dead-stick landing! Believe the Tiger Club had a similar experience with four Turbs all at once at Farnborough in the 1960s!

Oldest I've flown in was a 1929 Stinson Junior in Florida - nearly had a go in the same New Standard as Poetpilot but that was "winded" off. Shame we didn't manage it as I flew in a brand spanking new A-340-600 two days later - oldest and newest so close together would have been notable.

The oldest I've actually flown (well, handled under supervision!) was a '66 vintage Cessna 150. Nearly as old as me...
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