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Old 18th Mar 2005, 01:32
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captwawa
 
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I'd have to agree with 520 on this one.

As we were moving our planes to TN on Sun, the approach controller even said to the NAC plane heading for GBI...and I quote...

"you must be either crazy or stupid"

The only other aircraft flying were Hardys to the south west, but even they got hammered coming into darwin later in the arvo.

I belive it was a new pilot at NAC flying that day, didn't recognise the voice.

I also think Hardys and Air Ngukurr took a big gamble with their fleet leaving them in Darwin. It luckily payed off looking back. I'd hate to be the pilots getting called in the middle of the night to fly the aircraft out in the forcast 120km/h winds.

Hairy stupid senario to get your pilots and planes in to save a few bucks.
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