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Old 9th Mar 2018, 16:50
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vintage ATCO
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It was great when the Lockheed people were over training Court Line pilots. Having a L1011 in the visual circuit was most entertaining.

A touch and go was called a 'crash and dash'. One day I had the aircraft in the circuit and he called for a touch and go but instead of accelerating, late down the runway, all the reversers came on and it shuddered to a stop at the end. Am American voice came on, laughing, 'he touched the brakes, we hadda stop!' - I gather the spoilers deployed.
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