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Old 30th July 2020 | 09:01
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dixi188
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Originally Posted by blind pew
Nearly ran off the runway at Gothenburg after the preceding airbus left their reverse on until clearing the ice covered runway which had been warm sanded. The reverse melted the top layer of ice which allowed the sand to sink and refroze which left us applying emergency reverse until the engines surged. Clue underwear change.
I guess that was in the stove pipe engine era and not todays fan engines.
Alwasy found GOT interesting in the winter. Saw a BusyBee F27 going sideways when taxiing on an icy ramp and then I slipped and fell getting off our aircraft.
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