Whisky Lima Bravo Today the local RAANZ inspector, Bradley Yorke, checked over the GP One and found everything to be satisfactory. He issued it with a 'Permit to Fly' sticker, so that it is ready for the CAA inspector on Thursday.
Just for luck, I gave it the engine a short run and set the anti-collision strobes going for effect.
The aircraft is registered with CAA as ZK-WLB, giving a call sign within New Zealand of "Whisky Lima Bravo". If you google the acronym WLB, you find that it sometimes means "Work - Life Balance".
Just for luck, I gave it the engine a short run and set the anti-collision strobes going for effect.
The aircraft is registered with CAA as ZK-WLB, giving a call sign within New Zealand of "Whisky Lima Bravo". If you google the acronym WLB, you find that it sometimes means "Work - Life Balance".
 The normally 'hidden' workings at the base of the co-pilot's control stick. |  Luggage compartment removed to reveal installation of the ballistic rescue parachute. Diagonal aluminium tubes are the aileron pushrods. |  The 600kg MTOW allows quite large payloads even with full fuel tanks. |
