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    PBY Catalina question

    Allright guys, think I am gathering the info I needed...One thing I sorta forgot to mention, (mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa) is that this PBY, though of course, a WWII vintage plane, but in the story, still flying in the today and has just undergone a extensive, full refit/rebuild...
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    PBY Catalina question

    Gumbyk, I don't know. That's why I am asking... could you? Could you take off, fly and land the plane by yourself..and for arguements sake, let's say the takeoff is from water, the landing would be on land, and yep, you've have to use the radio in flight...
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    PBY Catalina question

    I do some writing and finding a tough time answering this question...I am not an aviator so please exuse me if I fail to get some of the terminology correct.. Is it possible to fly a PBY solo? I'm not asking if it is good idea, or even advisable, merely can it be done? I am hearing and...
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