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Old 8th October 2006 | 16:27
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F4F
 
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Lagos Lagos, guess one could quickly assemble enough material to write a nice and thick book, when operating in/outta there!
One thing for sure, the stink of the place will never be forgotten... open the first door or window... welcome...
I remember that while power outage were the norm, we once had the crew of an Alitalia DC-10 (or MD-11, dont' remember that detail) relaying all tower clearances as the R/T output was insufficient to reach other aircraft! (and thank you guys!).
Also vividly remember breaking clouds on about 10NM finals 19R and having a no xponder unannounced 707 visually 3NM in front going for the same runway!
Poor weather (talk about a persistent haze/smog combination, interesting TS or squalls at other times), poor reliability on navaids, poor controllers (the situation got worse when radar worked, the pour souls having obviously little idea as how to manage traffic using it), slippery runways and taxiways and a desastrous terminal

Well, as my last visit dates to about 9 years ago, things might have improved some, no?
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