Recently we had to take an aircraft to Pretoria to have the props serviced. There was a chance that the work might take a while, even a couple of days, so we took off from Mercy Air just as it got light.
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| On our way there. A little chilly at 10000 ft at 06:30. |
The guys got to work straight away and removed both props.
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| Cathy lends a hand. |
Cathy was keen to oversee the delicate procedure in the operating room.
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| 'Push - breath - push' |
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| 'Scream - Congratulations, it's a left hand prop' |
The work took a couple of hours so we went and had a hearty English breakfast at the airport cafe while we waited, which I totally neglected to take a photo of.
On the way back we managed to get a bit a bit side tracked.
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| Corr, look at the props on that! |
We heard that one hanger had a Kodiak in so we went to investigate. We had a good look and talked about it with the chief pilot but unfortunatley got a little further side traced by the classic example of British engineering standing next to it.
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| No props on that. |
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| The inside |
They finished fiddleing, stuck the props back on and we flew back to White River - just in time for lunch.
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| 182kts (210 mph) not bad for a Seneca |
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| A little warmer on the way back, now at 11000ft. |
Thank you
Paul and Cathy
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