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Stew called me after they landed in Chino and said it was an uneventful flight. :drink3:
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So is Stew the only person current in Connies now, or does he need two more bounces for that?
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I rekkon he's just a fairy pilot. :supz:
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Obergrafeter wrote:
So is Stew the only person current in Connies now

The HARS team in Australia, I'm guessing, has a few current folk as theirs seems to pop up at shows all around the country.

Great to see the news on Facebook!

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KiwiZac wrote:
Obergrafeter wrote:
So is Stew the only person current in Connies now

The HARS team in Australia, I'm guessing, has a few current folk as theirs seems to pop up at shows all around the country.

Great to see the news on Facebook!


Plus the good people at the Lufthansa Museum who HARS have been training and certifying for their new Star-liner (ie later model Super Connie) currently under restoration in Maine USA (See link below).

http://www.lufthansa-technik.com/super-star-news-content/-/asset_publisher/I4tE/content/super-star-news-9-14-pilots-preps-media-?_101_INSTANCE_lLo3_redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lufthansa-technik.com%2Fsuper-star-news%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_lLo3%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-2%26p_p_col_pos%3D1%26p_p_col_count%3D2

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Was Stew or Steve driving?
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Lynn Allen wrote:
Was Stew or Steve driving?


Connie got double-teamed :supz:
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Connie got double-teamed :supz:


You mean Connie got DP'ed?

(DP = Double Pilots, you bunch 'o perverts) :rofl:

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It takes a real pilot to handle 3 pieces of tail at once....

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Matt Gunsch wrote:
It takes a real pilot to handle 3 pieces of tail at once....


With enough ductape and tie wraps you can even up the odds :D
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