Francis Chin sets a new record!
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Originally Posted by mullah lite
Tackling Chinese bureaucracy to fly a bugsmasher across the border, now THAT'S tenacity.
If you want to see aviation hero's, go look at some video of the good-guys in Afghanistan helping the Taliban get to their 72 virgins in a hurry.
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If he hadn't got permission, I would have been more impressed..... 
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Dont worry about a 'flooding of the skies' with weekend warriors. Unless they get their instrument ratings before they go solo, it will take them a good couple of years to accumulate enough clear days to get a PPL. Oh the irony! The polution saving us from something. 
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Wondering how much he had to pay for customs handling and such.
As far as I know from a local HK helicopter company, cross border helicopter flights would be like HK$ 60,000 for customs handling alone (according to a Rotorhead account from a few moons ago).
If anybody has any more info on this flight, let me know. English preferred.
As far as I know from a local HK helicopter company, cross border helicopter flights would be like HK$ 60,000 for customs handling alone (according to a Rotorhead account from a few moons ago).
If anybody has any more info on this flight, let me know. English preferred.
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You want roses, go talk to the HK media... oh wait, you were complaining that no-one picked up on the story... apparently most people agree with me.
If anybody has any more info on this flight, let me know. English preferred.
The point being that the Mainland press find this far more news-worthy than the HK press.
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Mullah, so now just having love of aviation means that you should get praise from other aviators? I'll buy my fellow pilots a beer any day, just as I would this Francis guy if I met him at a bar. He probably sees the humor in it even though you don't.
Back to my fisher-price "my first cup" tea set. I would like to propose a new color be added to the list so we can improve morale... how's brown sound to you? Maybe we could get matching dinnerware to go with the cups.
Back to my fisher-price "my first cup" tea set. I would like to propose a new color be added to the list so we can improve morale... how's brown sound to you? Maybe we could get matching dinnerware to go with the cups.
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Mullah Lite
Excuse me but how is he benefiting my "profession". Anyway I don't think the man in question has started this thread and good luck to him.
Didn't realise belittling a man who sets out to achieve something that is aimed at benefiting our profession on a public forum was humourous.
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