Yeh in my day I had to do night freight between two capital cities in a clapped out 402 no navaids that worked no AH just a compass and bat and ball and one dodgy donk that couldnt be throttled or it would shake the airframe apart.
(I lasted one night)
Next week was my turn doing the tourist shuttles in the 310.
Arrives over destination hullo?.... wheels no worky.... onto the company VHF do this do that yada yada... "and leave them down when yer get em there."
Three or four wheels down shuttles later I had enough.
Was putting the chocks in when ****E ! ! one of the gear doors is missing ! !
I told the boss I didnt think I went too fast and blew off the door he said ..
"Mate what sort of preflight did you do this morning that doors been missing for over a year?"
(Prize for anyone can guess the company its long gone.
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And yer tell the young ones that these days and they dont believe ya.
