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More than a few red faces here, saved by the Navy in a plane piloted by Brit exchange pilots....no no no

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ehAQVhOL3k&feature=youtu.be 



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Go NAVY!!!!!!

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Off topic - who cares,,, BUT WELCOME BACK VIC.

Great mate missed your posts.

Like your handle,,, I think you could have a new nickname BOLL after the Walter Brennan (and others) sang the Boll Weevil song.

Cheers Baz

 



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That thing is still up there... somewhere....

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Baz421 wrote:

Off topic - who cares,,, BUT WELCOME BACK VIC.

Great mate missed your posts.

Like your handle,,, I think you could have a new nickname BOLL after the Walter Brennan (and others) sang the Boll Weevil song.

Cheers Baz 

 It's in "I digress" Baz, so not off topic confuse   Thanks for the welcome biggrin

Bit of a story behind Weevil, but I won't go into it here wink smile

 



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Cloak wrote:

That thing is still up there... somewhere....

Must be flying in the currents Cloak, soaring with the eagles.....I had never heard of the story before. hmm 



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Weevil wrote:
Baz421 wrote:

Off topic - who cares,,, BUT WELCOME BACK VIC.

Great mate missed your posts.

Like your handle,,, I think you could have a new nickname BOLL after the Walter Brennan (and others) sang the Boll Weevil song.

Cheers Baz 

 It's in "I digress" Baz, so not off topic confuse   Thanks for the welcome biggrin

Bit of a story behind Weevil, but I won't go into it here wink smile

 

 Don't start getting Antzy Vic (tee hee) I think Baz was suggesting HE was going Off Topic by welcoming you in a RAAF topic!

Welcome back from me too Vic.



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Thanks Baz & Ian, misread the post, sorry disbelief disbelief disbelief evileye



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I'll say it's good to get a brother back.

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Thanks Cloak....

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Delta18 wrote:
Weevil wrote:
Baz421 wrote:

Off topic - who cares,,, BUT WELCOME BACK VIC.

Great mate missed your posts.

Like your handle,,, I think you could have a new nickname BOLL after the Walter Brennan (and others) sang the Boll Weevil song.

Cheers Baz 

 It's in "I digress" Baz, so not off topic confuse   Thanks for the welcome biggrin

Bit of a story behind Weevil, but I won't go into it here wink smile

 

 Don't start getting Antzy Vic (tee hee) I think Baz was suggesting HE was going Off Topic by welcoming you in a RAAF topic!

Welcome back from me too Vic.

Yeh   The ONLY time I've been off topic eh,,,,,,

PS: I just ducked my head so any future comments will miss me,,lol. 



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WOW, incredible read, I thought planes had to be put into up mode to fly????? LOL



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I thought planes had to be put into up mode to fly????? LOL

 All aircraft have trim control that you set so they will fly hands off. You need to change the trim for differing load weights. Looks like the elevator trim was set just right for a take off without a pilot in it. I reckon the pilot got into deep excreta after the event. It's written instructions that you chock the aircraft before you solo hand start them. There was a lot of run away aircraft back then due to not following procedures. Generally they just carved up some other poor buggers aircraft or property.

I remember that incident well. There were red faces all round.



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