Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:00 am
#1907970
Rob P wrote:
> I think one of the origin stories was of a crop sprayer who put in a full
> day spraying fields below hedge height. On finishing for the day he put the
> aircraft to bed, climbed into his car to go home and, approaching the
> firmly closed field gate pulled back on his steering wheel to 'climb' over
> it.
Haven't we all been at least tempted to do something like that? Back when learning to fly I managed to put my instructor on his mettle shortly after take-off by depressing the left pedal to change up a gear.
> I think one of the origin stories was of a crop sprayer who put in a full
> day spraying fields below hedge height. On finishing for the day he put the
> aircraft to bed, climbed into his car to go home and, approaching the
> firmly closed field gate pulled back on his steering wheel to 'climb' over
> it.
Haven't we all been at least tempted to do something like that? Back when learning to fly I managed to put my instructor on his mettle shortly after take-off by depressing the left pedal to change up a gear.