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Re: [OM] IMG: Repair of WWII Concrete

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Repair of WWII Concrete
From: "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 17:56:14 -0600
Yes, the new T6. Quite a plane. if anyone says it's just a warmed over Pilatus, tell them to take a close look. Yes, Beech purchased the original AC but than make it their own, as usual, by beefing everything up and turning it into a tank. I know one of the test pilots and he relates the experience of some dramatic hard landing tests that would put your upper teeth in your lap. AC survived intact and flyable.

Also easy to fly, it has FADEC, so all the pilot has to do is push the lever forward for go, pull back for relax. Combine that with houses bigger/houses smaller and what's more to flying? Very aerobatic, too. Qith the PT6, maintenance is quick easy and affordable.

-----Original Message----- From: ChrisB
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 2:22 PM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Repair of WWII Concrete

Bill

It’s not a bad design – to simplfy the aim and the pour :-)

Which trainer is that?  Is it the modern Texan?

The propellor episode was very bad. It turned out, after the fact, that we had a less-than-ideal propellor on the Grob 115 for over 10 years. The engineering company, Babcock, blamed a lightning strike for the first propellor incident, but I think that a pilot might have notice such an event! Eventually even Babcock had to accept that the propellor was a problem and agreed to replace it. Now we have a much tauter prop-engine setup which works very well. I flew 4 hours yesterday (flying air cadets) and 1:30 today (weather prevented the afternoon sorties) and it is a thoroughly decent setup.

Chris

On 19 Feb 16, at 19:38, Bill Pearce <billcpearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Chris,Not to worry, that is a unique cement truck. Most in the US start as standard truck cabs and frame assemblies built be major manufacturers,purchased by small companies and fitted with the mixer stuff. Moat all squirt the cement out the back. The on shown is built in Oshkosh, Wisconson squirts the cement out the front, which relieves the driver of having to learn all those backing up skills. Remember, this is the USA, and that's a skill we have mostly lost, along with the ability to parallel park and shift a standard transmission. Just from looking at them, I must think they are expensive, moreso than others, as they seem unusually complex. But somebody likes them.

But not all is lost, I understand that the RAF has just signed a contract to purchase trainers from the USA. They are reputed to be a lot of fun to fly, are built like a tank and are less expensive to maintain. But worry not, having a propellor doesn't make the pilot look less manly.

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