I read the FP article on Mr McH last night and was impressed by the fact that a group of guys got into an aircraft that had not flown for years, ran the engines for a bit then took off in it (OK, not quite that simple, but you get my drift).
I know us Brits are a bit Health-and-Safety-obsessed, but I am surprised the Yanks allow you to fly something that might crash – just as long as you don’t fly over someones house!!!
I take my – virtual – hat off to the crew – you guys got b@llz:D 😀
DS
they did a great job – less than a week, and mostly thanks to super engineer Ben Cox – also gives you an idea how well these aircraft were built – the engines had not run for over 2 years.
the FAA basically do an inspection and issue a ferry permit – the permit only allows crew to fly in the aircraft (no pax or non essentials), and is good for one pre-determined flight – the decision to fly or not is ultimately left to the crew.
and yes, they did a fantastic job
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