Aircraft you love and hate to fly ...
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The Cat is one of the few flying boats that looks 'right' , 65yrs later it's still a beautiful looking aircraft like the P-51 , Spit and DC-3 , timeless
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They are great for going fishing also.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...h/NewImage.jpg
That picture was taken on lake Kariba in Zimbabwe during the filming of " Project Okavango " a documentary film we did for TF1 French TV.
When you guys get tired of these pictures let me know.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...h/NewImage.jpg
That picture was taken on lake Kariba in Zimbabwe during the filming of " Project Okavango " a documentary film we did for TF1 French TV.
When you guys get tired of these pictures let me know.
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Bring 'em on Chuck.. We can only drool and wish we were in the left seat Only have a little time in 185 and 206 on floats, and don't get to use the speedboat licence much now.
Only have a little time in 185 and 206 on floats, and don't get to use the speedboat licence much now.
G'day Wally
I guess you are right again... it was the maintenance costs that killed the fun of owning a Queeny.
I think i will just stick to flying someone else's B200
I think i will just stick to flying someone else's B200
if it ever landed in the water it would go straight to the bottom like the Titanic!:-)
Every time they spat a rivet on the water, they just jammed a pencil in the hole and snapped the remainder off.
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I loved the BN2. Had great fun in an aeroplane with 2 moving parts....thought the BN3 would be even funner.....oh,how wrong I was. The trislander was known as the sled. Only got airbourne because the earth repelled it because it was SO ugly. The B1900 not pretty either but a nice aeroplane to fly. The most unreliable was the Jetstream 41. Back in the mid 90s they had just been released onto unsuspecting Australian pilots. That aeroplane just waited til we thought we knew it,then something would stop working or fall off it. It did a good job of converting AVTUR to noise though.
Wombat
Lots of fun to jump out of at night too
LAPES in firebreaks around wide bay, with the tree tops higher the aircraft, must also be a highlight!
sigh for a 'bou...
Aseanaero
What is the Robin like to fly?
Caribou (night Airdrops on NVG's in the GAFFA)
LAPES in firebreaks around wide bay, with the tree tops higher the aircraft, must also be a highlight!
sigh for a 'bou...
Aseanaero
What is the Robin like to fly?
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So.....an aircraft i both love AND hate to fly (in accordance with the thread title)
Dh-82a Tiger Moth - So rewarding and enjoyable to fly, but so painful and frustrating at the same time!
Dh-82a Tiger Moth - So rewarding and enjoyable to fly, but so painful and frustrating at the same time!
Love the D55 Baron
Love the Chipmunk, probably the only "Dash" I will ever fly
Love the C185
Loved the Thruster - believe it or not - raw 2-stroke fun. Had 2 engine failures in the 5 hours I flew in it though.
After 1100 hours on type I remain ambivalent about the Chieftain... and don't care for the Tiger.
Hate loathe and detest only one aircraft; A22 Foxbat: it embodies every stupid home-built shortcut you could ever wish to avoid
It has a center stick - fine - but the flap lever is mounted on the roof like an inverted C185 lever, meaning you have to change hands every time you change the flap setting.. and then battle the prodigious pitch change with your "off" hand.
There is no manual trim, only electric trim, operated by an "up" button and a "down" button. The manufacturer has, in their wisdom, used an identical button as the PTT and arranged them with a non-connected button, again identical, all in a diamond on the top of the yoke.
The result is predictable: the former student who owned the bloody thing came to me and said:
"There's something wrong with the radio... nobody ever answers my calls.. and every time I make a radio calls the thing goes out of trim!"
Happily I left that job before they decided it should be used as a training aircraft
Love the Chipmunk, probably the only "Dash" I will ever fly
Love the C185
Loved the Thruster - believe it or not - raw 2-stroke fun. Had 2 engine failures in the 5 hours I flew in it though.
After 1100 hours on type I remain ambivalent about the Chieftain... and don't care for the Tiger.
Hate loathe and detest only one aircraft; A22 Foxbat: it embodies every stupid home-built shortcut you could ever wish to avoid
It has a center stick - fine - but the flap lever is mounted on the roof like an inverted C185 lever, meaning you have to change hands every time you change the flap setting.. and then battle the prodigious pitch change with your "off" hand.
There is no manual trim, only electric trim, operated by an "up" button and a "down" button. The manufacturer has, in their wisdom, used an identical button as the PTT and arranged them with a non-connected button, again identical, all in a diamond on the top of the yoke.
The result is predictable: the former student who owned the bloody thing came to me and said:
"There's something wrong with the radio... nobody ever answers my calls.. and every time I make a radio calls the thing goes out of trim!"
Happily I left that job before they decided it should be used as a training aircraft
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Most fun aircraft = Harrier. Helicopter and fast jet all in one; what more can I say .
Most fun fast aircraft = Hornet. Simple, well designed and left lots more brain power left to do the job.
Nicest handling aircraft = Hunter (especially the GA11). Just think it around the sky; beautiful
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Best airliner = 747-400. En-suite facilities and a great ship. Does what it says on the tin.
Most fun on water = Super Cub on floats. Don’t have a lot of time floating but had a big grin after a few hours in these.
Favourite light aircraft = Chipmunk. Not as fast, agile or swept up as some of the others but great fun once you can get it to do exactly what you want, every time.
Best helicopter = Gazelle. Fast, easy to fly and a great view all round.
Least liked (I can’t say I hate any aircraft) = Jet Provost 3. You’d have to pay me a LOT to get in one again.
Have never been up in a hot air balloon but they look like they could be fun.
.Most fun fast aircraft = Hornet. Simple, well designed and left lots more brain power left to do the job.
Nicest handling aircraft = Hunter (especially the GA11). Just think it around the sky; beautiful
.Best airliner = 747-400. En-suite facilities and a great ship. Does what it says on the tin.
Most fun on water = Super Cub on floats. Don’t have a lot of time floating but had a big grin after a few hours in these.
Favourite light aircraft = Chipmunk. Not as fast, agile or swept up as some of the others but great fun once you can get it to do exactly what you want, every time.
Best helicopter = Gazelle. Fast, easy to fly and a great view all round.
Least liked (I can’t say I hate any aircraft) = Jet Provost 3. You’d have to pay me a LOT to get in one again.
Have never been up in a hot air balloon but they look like they could be fun.
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Whilst I haven't actually come across an aircraft that I hate to fly yet (although there are some that I like less!), one aircraft was a big surprise.
I'd obviously seen the PBY Catalina trolling around the NZ skies, but never really had the "wants" to either fly or fly in it, but a couple of Wanaka's ago my tower controllers and I were offered a flight after the show in appreciation of the service we'd given the Cat crew...well...what an amazing aircraft. Obviously I never actually drove the thing, but after a full water landing (and taxi) and takeoff on Lake Wanaka, viewed from the bubble, I was a convert. Emerged from the aircraft post flight with an expression rivalling the "Pitts grin".
Thanx David, RIP!
I'd obviously seen the PBY Catalina trolling around the NZ skies, but never really had the "wants" to either fly or fly in it, but a couple of Wanaka's ago my tower controllers and I were offered a flight after the show in appreciation of the service we'd given the Cat crew...well...what an amazing aircraft. Obviously I never actually drove the thing, but after a full water landing (and taxi) and takeoff on Lake Wanaka, viewed from the bubble, I was a convert. Emerged from the aircraft post flight with an expression rivalling the "Pitts grin".
Thanx David, RIP!
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my picks
My current ride is way cool but from the memory banks;
Grumman AA-5. Canopy slid open on a hot day was like cruising in an old american convertible. For those that know him, ask the ex NZGS fish spotting legend why he's kept his all these years!
Bandeirant - my first 'big aeroplane'. Tough and fun - except at NZWR on a hot day!
Nah that was fun!
737-200 - Legend!
Overall favourite?? My 'username' comes from its engine power
-- the Beech 1900D. Brilliant!!
Grumman AA-5. Canopy slid open on a hot day was like cruising in an old american convertible. For those that know him, ask the ex NZGS fish spotting legend why he's kept his all these years!
Bandeirant - my first 'big aeroplane'. Tough and fun - except at NZWR on a hot day!
Nah that was fun!737-200 - Legend!
Overall favourite?? My 'username' comes from its engine power
-- the Beech 1900D. Brilliant!!
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but after a full water landing (and taxi) and takeoff on Lake Wanaka, viewed from the bubble,
Ahhh yes that Cat was one of the first ones I ever flew in the mid sixties, it belonged to Austin Airways and was registered CF-JCV.
Was it the left hand bubble? because on a trip into the Arctic a young eager school teacher gave me a very memorable treat in the left hand bubble, the other pilot wondered why I was gone so long.
Ahhh yes that Cat was one of the first ones I ever flew in the mid sixties, it belonged to Austin Airways and was registered CF-JCV.
Was it the left hand bubble? because on a trip into the Arctic a young eager school teacher gave me a very memorable treat in the left hand bubble, the other pilot wondered why I was gone so long.
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Love:
404 for comfort
bn2 for the fun short sh*t
Hate:
none - oh wait
Seneca 1 for its ridiculous claim of being a 6 seater
in serious need of some upgrades and new toys to talk about though...
404 for comfort
bn2 for the fun short sh*t
Hate:
none - oh wait
Seneca 1 for its ridiculous claim of being a 6 seater
in serious need of some upgrades and new toys to talk about though...
PPRuNe Handmaiden
Great thread.
Adore:
Hawker 800XP. Love that aeroplane. Fortunately, still fly it.
Loved:
Shrike Aerocommander
Bandeirante
Twotter
Enjoyed:
Dash 8
C210
PN68
Cherokee
Sierra
Tolerated:
Shorts 330 & 360. No heating, it was cold in Winter!
C206 & 7
Sundowners and Skippers
Wouldn't be upset if I never went near another one.
C152
Tomahawk
Wishlist:
G550 or the G650
PBY Catalina
Adore:
Hawker 800XP. Love that aeroplane. Fortunately, still fly it.
Loved:
Shrike Aerocommander
Bandeirante
Twotter
Enjoyed:
Dash 8
C210
PN68
Cherokee
Sierra
Tolerated:
Shorts 330 & 360. No heating, it was cold in Winter!
C206 & 7
Sundowners and Skippers
Wouldn't be upset if I never went near another one.
C152
Tomahawk
Wishlist:
G550
or the G650PBY Catalina