The water bombers are probably newer than the Electra but you are right, they tend to concentrate on the age of the old birds. They also show some newer smaller stuff in the hanger etc but don't mention it. The focus is on the vintage stuff.
Too bad about the hull on the water bomber. They have not mentioned it again but then that was near the end of the season. Maybe they will talk about it next year. Probably pilot error as the Turks were training on it at the time. There was some complaint about hydraulic failure but one would think they should have known the gear was not down if there was a system failure of some sort. The show gets a bit dramatic about the "rampies" but is quite interesting. I cannot imagine what it must be like to be the mechanic who has to change an engine out on a remote runway without proper equipment. Not sure I would want to fly on it immediately after the swap. I have done minor vehicle repairs when it was cold but nothing so big as swapping an engine. Randy -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Mitch Haley Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 1:32 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Aussie invasion of Okieland R A Bennell wrote: > Ever watch a show on TV called "Ice Pilots of the North West Territories"? I've got season one of "Ice Pilots - NWT" on my hard drive somewhere. The newest plane mentioned was indeed an Electra, and it was the only turboprop mentioned. That wheels-up landing in the flying boat was something else, wasn't it? Mitch. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
