> PS. if Tony K reads this, the 10 foot bounce was due to the fact that the
> ground bounced, not the airplane. (It was downhill and the runway has a
> skijump 100 m into the strip. ) The passenger, Charlie Laverty's lovely
> lady Gilian never knew anything happened so don't tell her, or she won't
> fly with Charlie...... OK?
I even have the photos to prove that it was a three (two?) pointer but the
ski jump bounce was pretty spectacular. You really have to do something about
that bump!!!
> I just mention this to illustrate that the airplane can cope with
> remarkably unsuitable situations. I should perhaps also add that my tongue
> is loosened by Charlie's excellent single malt whiskey.
I can vouch for the whisky (no e - it's Scottish)
Tony
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Managing Director Ph 64 9 520 4631
Kaon Technologies Fx 64 9 520 3321
Auckland New Zealand
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