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January 17, 2010
New Essay @ the Best Commercial Pilot's Page on the Net
Sample: Flight Level 390: The Quiet Time
Earlier, I did a mini pre-flight looking for landing gear safety pins, torn tire tread, and new dents in the fuselage. She looks good for her age. Most of her skin imperfections are pilot caused (a few of mine are here), i.e., hard landings, mostly appearing on her belly. A new airliner will have absolutely smooth skin on the belly; an older one... Not so smooth.
Posted by Vanderleun at January 17, 2010 7:25 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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And the DC-3/C-47 still soldiers on.
If you want the perfect aircraft, that is it.
The C-130 is close second to perfection. The photos from Haiti show the Hercules making the landing - and if the US military was still flying C-47s (instead of small airlines) that familiar form would be seen on the runways.
Posted by: Mikey NTH at January 18, 2010 2:26 PM