Originally Posted by
rjtjrt
The captain seems to have lived a very interesting life. Long experience in 727.
Some years ago he spent nearly 18/12 in a Zimbabwe prison after a 727 flight to Equatorial Guinea was interrupted.
Are we sure that this is the same poor sod that got called up to replace another pilot on that flight? The history of that particular aircraft still makes interesting reading.
For doing circling at low level, the 72 is one of the nicer Boeings to fly. The Mog isn't LAX, and these guys were flying easily within their capabilities.