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Old 29th Sep 2021, 17:05
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Hartington
 
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Big brakes! I knew a BA 757 captain and, purely by chance, he was operating an ORY-LHR sector and as I boarded I saw him through the cockpit door and I was invited in. The approach to Heathrow was "interesting" and he set eveything to stop us quick to such an extent that as we exited 27L to head for T4 the brake overheat warnings went off, What I found fascinating (but in retrospect was entirely logical) was I was asked to pass over the (large) "handbook" and he started thumbing through it to find out what he should do next (wait an extra 30 minutes I seem to recall).
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