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2006-11-23 Africa Subsaharan

YJCMTSU: This is your captain speaking . . .

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Posted by .com 2006-11-23 05:05|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The next visit should be made by a jet with altogether different under-wing equippage.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-11-23 05:30|| 2006-11-23 05:30|| Front Page Top

#2 I'll fly with that fella anytime. Sounds like the sort that can pick out a nice pasture at FL400.

Posted by Shipman 2006-11-23 05:56|| 2006-11-23 05:56|| Front Page Top

#3 I was on a plane making an emergency landing at Heathrow (the left flap didn't work properly on takeoff), on the way in to land a group of passengers were singing The Dambusters theme-tune.

Posted by Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2006-11-23 06:22|| 2006-11-23 06:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Since the 757 has an APU, wouldn't he have been able to start the engines and taxi out and take off? I have also seen 737's use their thrust reversers to back away from the gate, can a 57 do that as well?
hope he dumped the holding tanks as he rotated....

Posted by USN,Ret 2006-11-23 14:26|| 2006-11-23 14:26|| Front Page Top

#5 hope he dumped the holding tanks as he rotated....

Gotta like that idea, USN,Ret!

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-11-23 14:56|| 2006-11-23 14:56|| Front Page Top

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