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Old 7th Aug 2017, 18:15
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Recall when Concorde started, one of the first officers came up with a brain wave. ATC would simply clear them for a "standard" approach and keep other traffic out of the way. It didn't last because it was a hopeless idea. One day a colleague of mine said to the inbound Conc: "Do you want a standard approach or a hand job?" Conc replied: "A hand job please any time". That's what crews thought of that!
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