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Onetack,
They would always take off into wind, just because its not noted in one book doesn't mean it didn't happen. A fully loaded Cat with a 10 kt tail wind simply wouldn't happen.
As to one PWC changing course.... Go around! It happens all the time, not a big deal. Floatplanes always get a great look at what the boats are doing and change the landing area to suit before the landing that exact time. A fully loaded Van will only need about 400 meters to stop anyway so if you can't find that I would be very surprised. I doubt they will mark the landing area with markers there is just no need.
As I said PERTH this is not a new thing it has been going on for almost 100 years now there is no need to reinvent the wheel... arhh float.
They would always take off into wind, just because its not noted in one book doesn't mean it didn't happen. A fully loaded Cat with a 10 kt tail wind simply wouldn't happen.
As to one PWC changing course.... Go around! It happens all the time, not a big deal. Floatplanes always get a great look at what the boats are doing and change the landing area to suit before the landing that exact time. A fully loaded Van will only need about 400 meters to stop anyway so if you can't find that I would be very surprised. I doubt they will mark the landing area with markers there is just no need.
As I said PERTH this is not a new thing it has been going on for almost 100 years now there is no need to reinvent the wheel... arhh float.
Nowhere in the book is mentioned any instance of a Wartime Qantas Catalina
becoming beached at Como. It's possible this may have happened to another
military floatplane at some other period in time.
becoming beached at Como. It's possible this may have happened to another
military floatplane at some other period in time.
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Wanna talk about f@ckwit drivers? Come to Melbourne, 88 is the new 100. Even better if you're in the right lane. Rest assured that the filth are onto tailgating so if you want to do the speed limit, do it in the middle or left lane where it's safest, in amongst all the B doubles 
(who coincidentally aren't allowed in the right on one particular road)
Oh yeah, Melbourne float plane pilots are the best there's no lanes so they can't f@ck anybody up.
(who coincidentally aren't allowed in the right on one particular road)Oh yeah, Melbourne float plane pilots are the best
there's no lanes so they can't f@ck anybody up.
Onetrack:
Don't forget the USN operated Catalinas from Crawley too; I'm pretty sure it was one of theirs that got beached at Como.
Don't forget the USN operated Catalinas from Crawley too; I'm pretty sure it was one of theirs that got beached at Como.
