Aviation lies.
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From: Norfolk
The only hard thing about flying is the ground!
Don't worry about all the nav bolleaux - just get a GPS as soon as you've got yr PPL (attrib Lyc 6 cyl
)
FAA system is the only way fwd!
JAA has it in for overseas based N reg's.
Could I flythat? Hell I could fly the box it came in!
Don't worry about all the nav bolleaux - just get a GPS as soon as you've got yr PPL (attrib Lyc 6 cyl
)FAA system is the only way fwd!
JAA has it in for overseas based N reg's.
Could I flythat? Hell I could fly the box it came in!
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From: Savannah GA & Portsmouth UK
"Sorry we're late back. Pre-flight checks have all been done and it's just been re-fuelled so off you go!"
This from the instructor before my QXC. On landing at Southend I spotted a mark on the prop. The "Pre-flight checks" had not included removal of the towbar, which had bounced into the propellor arc and been hurled to one side as they taxied out for the previous sortie without them even being aware of it.
"The annual's all complete and she's ready to go." (Apart that is from the pair of pliers sitting on top of the cylinders."
"We never touched the trim" After a very quick circuit holding the stick forward aginst full nose-up trim due to mis-rigging when collecting an aircraft from repair.
This from the instructor before my QXC. On landing at Southend I spotted a mark on the prop. The "Pre-flight checks" had not included removal of the towbar, which had bounced into the propellor arc and been hurled to one side as they taxied out for the previous sortie without them even being aware of it.
"The annual's all complete and she's ready to go." (Apart that is from the pair of pliers sitting on top of the cylinders."
"We never touched the trim" After a very quick circuit holding the stick forward aginst full nose-up trim due to mis-rigging when collecting an aircraft from repair.
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From: Amsterdam
Actually I've done unintentional spins, loops, barrel rolls, avalanches and a few other aerobatic figures. But they all started out as another aerobatic figure and went wrong halfway through.
Turning a loop into an unintentional avalanche came as a suprise to all on board though. Note to self: Must remember to loosen the backpressure on the stick *completely* when near the top of the loop, and to keep the ball in the middle. Especially in an aircraft with very little pre-stall feedback.
Turning a loop into an unintentional avalanche came as a suprise to all on board though. Note to self: Must remember to loosen the backpressure on the stick *completely* when near the top of the loop, and to keep the ball in the middle. Especially in an aircraft with very little pre-stall feedback.