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Old 4th Nov 2020, 19:54
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Prof Hoskins had finally found a solution to the winter runway flooding at Dripping Sodbury Aerodrome; now, where had he left the wings?
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Everything is better with four-wheel drive.
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Old 4th Nov 2020, 21:29
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Old 4th Nov 2020, 21:29
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Prop..eer job
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Old 4th Nov 2020, 21:35
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Right, Hoskins, I told you what you'd be flying next if you were late on the round-out one more time.
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It really climbs over the rocks well, it almost could be said it commands the terrain.
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Old 4th Nov 2020, 22:02
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"Transport to Cardiff for Mr Sala!"
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Its good for chasing wagons with only three wheels....
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Old 4th Nov 2020, 22:07
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...and with the Lycoming engine it doesn't half go!

-- You mean it only goes a quarter as fast as you'd like?
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Old 4th Nov 2020, 22:13
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"The fin broke off - well, one day it fitted in the hangar, the next it hits the top of the door. Dunno why."
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Old 4th Nov 2020, 22:14
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Pres Trump tweets: "This is my next presidential jet."
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Old 4th Nov 2020, 23:25
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"Wings?? We don't need wings where we're going, Marty!"
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Old 5th Nov 2020, 01:50
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"Well, that was my roughest U2 landing in a while! Now, where did my support vehicle go?"
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Old 5th Nov 2020, 01:52
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Well, if the Euro's can have an AirBus, we can have an AirTruck!
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Old 5th Nov 2020, 01:54
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"It's a Commander Officer"
"No mate, that's a Citation any day of the week!"
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Old 5th Nov 2020, 01:55
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Four wheels on my wagon, but I keep rolling along. The Cherokee's on top of me, but I keep rolling along.

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I like your 'outside of the box' thinking Hoskins, but this isn't the Ground Attack Aircraft we're after...
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Old 5th Nov 2020, 02:11
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It's the latest release from the Russian light aircraft industry.
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Old 5th Nov 2020, 02:16
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Hoskins. Just re-reading your incident report. Exactly how low were you when this "Bird Strike" occurred?
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Old 5th Nov 2020, 04:09
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First we had the Sopwith Camel, now we have the Hoskins Camel.
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