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The airport was a small but friendly place. Sometimes it even seemed as if they had the courtesy car ready before you landed.
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After the initial successes, the TSA soon extended its check for wheel well stowaways to the GA fleet.
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Even though Bob had been an instructor for over a year now, he still felt an extreme reluctance to sign off his students for their first solo.
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For months now he'd tried to get close to this shy diminutive pilot. At least this way he had a good view of her flaps.
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As Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi drove to the meeting to pitch his idea, he suddenly realised that a woman and a torch would make a much more appropriate Statue of Liberty.
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After the nose wheel and port main, pulling down the final gear leg was going to be easy.
...or thinking about it another way.
Now the starboard main was finally stowed, he only had two more to do before the budget airlines aircraft could climb away.
...or thinking about it another way.
Now the starboard main was finally stowed, he only had two more to do before the budget airlines aircraft could climb away.
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"While they were unenthusiastic about Tracey Emin's move into performance art, most critics agreed that she'd shown resolve and commitment in the bodybuilding regime she'd undertaken to prepare for this performance."
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The advent of tyre-pressure gauges with digital readout brought about a significant change in the checking procedure, which had hitherto been carried out prior to flight.
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I liked the advert the appeared in the Daily Telegraph the day after the story with this pic was originally published...
"Audi - when you've got a plane to catch"
"Audi - when you've got a plane to catch"
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After the initial testing phase, Dr Piper realised that raising and lowering the undercarriage would be easier to do from inside the aircraft.
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"Gregory's cry of triumph at winning the race was short lived. Unfortunately, his car was a lot faster than he realised.'
(you have to think about that one)
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and the old...
"It seemed like such a merry prank at the time until 'poof!' ...'Damn those speed cameras!' "
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"Viewing the photo, the police were confused how exactly to distribute the speeding fines"
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"Slowly the photographer began to realise how difficult this shoot was going to be. Perhaps if the aeroplane was moving..."
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"This rare picture of the car turning into the aircraft shows that deep down, the Transformers (TM) have a human heart."
(you have to think about that one)
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and the old...
"It seemed like such a merry prank at the time until 'poof!' ...'Damn those speed cameras!' "
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"Viewing the photo, the police were confused how exactly to distribute the speeding fines"
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"Slowly the photographer began to realise how difficult this shoot was going to be. Perhaps if the aeroplane was moving..."
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"This rare picture of the car turning into the aircraft shows that deep down, the Transformers (TM) have a human heart."
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"The Singleton from the 2005 Kwik-Fit display team captured here, rehearsing the spectacular "mirror" Tyre change manouver"
and in the same vein (You can guess where I have been today can't you?)
"Sniff - Think your tracking is out mate..."
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The seller refused to part company with his beloved aircraft until the cheque had cleared
and in the same vein (You can guess where I have been today can't you?)
"Sniff - Think your tracking is out mate..."
or
The seller refused to part company with his beloved aircraft until the cheque had cleared
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"Withe the switch from running, cycling and swimming to running, driving and flying, the triathlon had become a lot less grueling, though the changovers were certainly more exciting."
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"Marketing student Jars Andersen knew that if he could pull this off, he'd have a job for life with Heineken."
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"A stray thought entered the mind of aircraft owner Paul Sowersby. 'The next one will have floats.' "
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"It could have turned out much much worse, but fortunately they were both traveling in the same direction."
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"Marketing student Jars Andersen knew that if he could pull this off, he'd have a job for life with Heineken."
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"A stray thought entered the mind of aircraft owner Paul Sowersby. 'The next one will have floats.' "
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"It could have turned out much much worse, but fortunately they were both traveling in the same direction."
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"If you think retracting the gear is tough, wait till you see him operate the control surfaces"
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"The instant egress system was a resounding success...yet a little voice was telling Bob that he should have arranged to have a copilot on this test flight"
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"Appearing out of nowhere, a car and an airplane spoiled the filming of one of the most important scenes of The Life of Moses"
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"Tower, this is Charlie Foxtrot, negative - we're still not visual with the follow-me car"
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Branson's latest venture - trying to beat the "non stop round the world carrying an aeroplane" record, held by "steel armed Bob" of Bognor - was in danger of failure when Sir Richard realised he'd forgotten to put any deodorant on that morning.