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Old 6th Jan 2017, 21:03
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Mike Flynn
 
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This is one of those areas where aircraft spotters come in to their own.

However a French speaking pilot must be able to help to discover what happened post channel?

Where did N56200 land after Farnborough on her Boeing sponsored 'solo' flight?
- Boeing sponsors solo open cockpit flight from U.K. to Australia
http://www.boeing.com/resources/boei...essRelease.pdf

However Terry Holloway, well connected to Boeing via Marshall's aerospace stated....

Australia fight. (sic)The media assumed it was solo, but it wasn't and from the outset that trip was not planned as a solo flight. I speak only for The Air League which awarded a framed certificate on the basis of that flight and for the reasons given. There was no misunderstanding or question in our minds about it being solo, and thus there was no deceit on TCTs part to The Air League. We also thought it was a long and gutsy flight, but I know others have differing views about whether a "dual" flight to Australia at 95Kts is that merit worthy.
Terry is no novice when it comes to the detail of UK to Australia flights.
see http://www.cruiseshipspeakers.net/sp...sp?ID=78330527

So my question to Terry is why did TCT need to go through the pantomime of departure when Ewald was clearly in the background preparing to do the serious flying from the UK to Sydney?

Was it pure coincidence the PA 28 from Fowlmere was there and TCT can be seen discussing her flight plan?

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