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Old 31st Oct 2017, 10:52
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john_tullamarine
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(as the Nomad failed)

I don't think that that is quite correct or fair to the aircraft ..

As djpil and I can attest from our respective times in an OEM fleet support chair, several operators who used the aircraft sensibly and maintained it appropriately were noted to observe that the only aircraft which could replace their Nomads (in niche roles) was another Nomad.

It was not an aircraft well suited either to fly by night maintenance or cowboy operators ...

Of course it had its shortcomings, many of which arose from the nature of the organisation behind it .. but, along with those shortcomings were a few strengths, if the operator chose to exploit them well.

There was one event at the organisation (to do with spares) which was enough to have a chap cry tears into his beer .. probably not appropriate to relate it here .. but I'll save it for Fris B.'s shock when I eventually get up to see him with some Ansair drawings promised some time ago ..
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