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Am hoping to have secured this for delivery to my modest collection by the end of tomorrow............ If not....c’est la vie!!

This is really a good looking bike, but check out the Yam MT and as much as the MT07 is a good bike.......really take a look at the MT09, a wonderful engine. I doubled up my sessions on the track when I test rode it, an absolutely delightful motorcycle. You can always ride with a partially closed throttle if you need to replicate the 07!!

MT09 is quite frankly one of the most fun motorcycles I have had the pleasure of riding earnestly! Took one around Kyalami a few years ago when the big bike show and track try outs were going strong. The triple engine is a delight and such a beautiful sound. Exiting that last 90 degree left onto the straight was wonderful. I would buy this bike in a heart beat if I had the Randellas available. Truly worth a test ride and a little extra saving or reduction in the household account over the MT07 in my opinion!! Just to be honest.....am chasing a 2007 Ducati 1098 at the moment.........almost deal done! Edited to explain lack of Randellas for the MT!

Well, looks nice enough but I would not bother buying this one... keep my carburettor 2013 model and perhaps look for a late model KTM 990.

I would love to see a 700 version of the KLR or as was mentioned before, the Tengai. I am a big fan of my 2013 650 as most of you probably are aware! If the price can be super competitive as per the original KLR I would be very interested. I really like the T700 but just find the 200 thou is too much right now despite it being a very nice motorcycle.

80 Large in real George Washingtons! And barely rideable............well, if I am honest for my riding anyways!

This sounds like a fun way to potter about the sky for not a lot of dollars! I like the look of either of those little aeries.

Pretty accurate, but dont forget the slight check forward on the column/ yoke to reduce the angle of attack and unstall the stalled wing/s. Then straight forward as you said, stop rotation and ease out of the ensuing dive.........gently so as not to induce a secondary stall.

I dont fly 737’s and this is an older one. So much to think about. I would have thought stall for the drop in speed, but surely not a plunge to the ocean. If you read about Air Alaska MD83 the pilots required a high back pressure to recover from a stuck stab trim. 140lbs of pressure. Then the jack screw failed with the sustained hi loads and pushed the aeroplane nose down. Irrecoverable. But even then as I wrote earlier, still less than half this 737s RoD. I hope that they can release some CVR or FDR info sooner rather than later. I would hate to suggest deliberate pilot action.

A normal spin typically results in the inside wing being stalled. The descent path is effectively around a vertical axis with a relatively shallow descent rate. Unloading the stall and use of rudder results in an easy recovery. I dont think they train these on PPL anymore. Flat spin is as you say, wings flat and nose possibly even above the horizon. For ease of description the aeroplane rotates flat more or less about its vertical axis while descending. Mostly irrecoverable unless in a purposefully designed aerobatics aeroplane. I believe that the descent rate is normally below 10000 feet per min (still high) but the rotation of the spin can be as much as 400 degrees per second. The spiral is when both wings are flying and the aeroplane descends in a corkscrew flight path with an increasing speed and high rate of descent. Thing is the controls all still work and the situation is recoverable. Sad thing is many people just haul back on the elevator which just tightens up the spiral. Increased speed on the outer wing also tightens it up. It can run away very quickly if attention is not paid. Very easy to enter a high speed stall if aggressive on the recovery. In the sim when we do the extreme unusual attitude recovery it can be quite disturbing having bells and aural warnings and flashing lights competing for attention while attempting the recovery.

I am trying hard to imagine what would cause that huge rate of descent. The Ground speed as shown would not indicate a straight nose down. I honestly think if the machine bunted over and pointed at the ground your 29000 ft per minute I would expect a good 600 kts or so. Even a stall and departure from normal fight at around 10 000 feet should be fully recoverable........unless the aeroplane was completely unflyable for whatever reason. It boggles my mind that it came down from 10000 feet in just 20 seconds. Massive decompression should have no cause for such loss of control from just 10000 feet unless controls were badly damaged. I had suspected an in flight break up in bad weather but again it has been reported as hitting the water intact. Tonight I am having dinner with an ex Emirates Training Captain. Will discuss and see what he comes up with. The boxes will reveal a lot. I am erring to the thought of flight control problems, sounds obvious I guess. Remember the Air Alaska MD83 crash in 2000. Stab trim Jack scew failed and the machine plunged into the Pacific. Even with that failure it never achieved even half of this 737’s Rate of Descent.

That is a tremendously high rate of descent. Apparently the aeroplane was intact as it impacted. The nose must have been crazy low like beyond 60 degrees ( my thoughts) just thoughts....scary. Even just 8000 to 10000 ft per min down in an emergency descent the body angle is nowhere near what it must be for a reported 29000 ft per minute. A little surprised not to have bits flying off, but lets see what the boxes reveal.

It has its moments! A huge amount of boredom interspersed with moments of “what the hell is it doing now?” Yes, always good to be paid for doing something you enjoy!

Yes, we go to WEF every year. 2021 is Singapore in summer.......no where near the same as Switzerland in winter. I love going to Switzerland in the winter.......am happy when it WEF returns there!!

I do not post a lot in the grand scheme of things.....but here I sit in Dubai with my South African life passing me by. At least I am happy in the knowledge that my wife is busy with her small restaurant/ bakery and my kids are busy having just qualified in their degrees. I miss SA, I miss the cycling at home in the George area. Most of my input on the Hub is in the Chit Chat forums as that is what my life is. You are all my connect to SA. Which is why there are more posts when I am away from home........vegging in hotels!

I have just been to Munich once with the boss. He was off to a health facility in Austria and the weather was shagged. We needed to do sim training for the Austrian airport as it was a special use airport due the weather. Was easier to fly to Munich and have the boss flick across the border in a fancy 4X4!

Antoni Found this for you. Our 605 landing in Seattle last year....lifted from Jetphotos. She is for sale if you want to max your credit card!

Thanks for the kind words. I do stop over in Josie periodically as I do my FAA medical there, my son lives there and my brother is in Kempton...........take you up on that offer sometime!!

I was very fortunate have climbed the crew ladder and clambered about in this very aeroplane. I would need to check dates on photos but perhaps about 2009. I was flying our DC8 freighter on a British MOD contract out of RAF Brize Norton. We had just landed back from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus which was a tech stop from Karrachi, itself a night stop from the freight drop in Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Anyways, the crew of 558 were prepping to fly to Scotland to I legged it across the apron to request a “look see”! They were very accommodating. I do have a video of the take off somewhere in the deep depths of my shed load of aviation photos. Separate to this, a few years back I visited the aviation museum at Le Bourget ( Le Baguettes) in Paris and found a 1/72 model of 558 in the shop. It was bought and awaits construction (along with about 30 other diverse models)

Righty Oh, since I was banging on about it..........this is us arriving in Hong Kong, same day as the above pic. Was a big coincidence to find the pics on Jetphotos. Perhaps 6 years ago!!

Antoni I also lifted this from Jetphotos.....years ago. This was our Classic Global Express, airborne out of Changi in Singapore. It was significant for us because on the very same day, arriving in Hong Kong we were captured on approach and the photo was uploaded to Jetphotos! Two pics, same day, I confess, I got a kick out of that!

Man, I never thought I would come across anyone who thought the Fat Duck is beautiful! I suppose in certain light and if you squint! Honestly though I have had a good time on the 605 particularly last year. A summer around the Med and a round the world trip in November. I only have 2 years and 8 months on type including this horrible 2020 but did manage a few trips. The aeroplane is a solid performer for its design requirement and has been very very reliable. I am fortunate to be heading to Initial Global 7500 type rating course in 3 weeks in Canada and am super happy to be going back on a Global. I shall miss the Challenger a bit though! I have been lucky to fly a few bizz jets over the last 10 years and the Global has been an outstanding Gentleman’s aeroplane, does everything effortlessly. I confess to never having flown a Falcon and the only Gulfstream was a GIII perhaps built a little after the Wrights took to the air! I have a few friends on the Gulfstreams......fine aeries all of them but I am a solid Global fanboy! (Don’t get me started on the DC8) I owe the Challenger 605 a lot of gratitude. The boss agreed to keep his original Global crew on (I being one of them) and Type Rate us for these almost 3 years between selling his Global Express and the arrival of the Global 7500. Enough rambling, back to the books!

I was at Dubai DWC the other afternoon to do Jepp database updates on our Challenger. Of course I waited for our new Global 7500 to arrive. Looking forward to flying this beast.

Oh yes, I fear my retirement will be less than anticipated...........though as long as I can afford the go go Juice!

I actually like the look but it is very much lacking in power. For R75000 I would add a bucket more and opt for a KTM 99.....also a V twin, just to keep things similar......mmmmmmmmmmm!