The Never Ending Story

[Captain]

12 hours ago, turboplanner said:

Turbo tried the people of Swan Hill hoping to get a thousand people there and a story in The Land, but ....

.... Crappy had bought their secrecy, because some argued that clipping the tops of river gums meant that he was below 500 ft minimums and that 90 degree of bank, while essential to follow the meandering of the Creek, were unwise in conservative flying circles.

 

But Cappy bought a round of drinks at the pub, so that shut them all up, he said again that he never flies below 500ft unless on final and that the appearance of a 90 degree bank was just the sun reflecting off the 230's perfect paint job, .......... or swamp gas.

 

So while The Land didn't pick up the story, the fully coordinated flying has entered the realm of aviation folk lore (in Crappy's mind anyway), and is well regarded in ......

 

12 hours ago, turboplanner said:

The Murray and Darling take about 3 kmn of river to get 1 km in the direction of travel.

As does the Murrumbidgee, all proven to Ratso when he naively took his Hobie canoe 15 road kms upstream ready for a quiet afternoon's paddle back to Wagga X 2.

40 kms later, an emaciated and collapsed Crappy needed help to exit the canoe and even more help to load it back onto the troopy, and has never fully recovered since ..... but he had seen 1 platypus so it must have been all worthwhile.

Edited 48 minutes ago by Captain