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Old 28th Jun 2007, 14:12
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The Bartender
 
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...and not to mention:

- Hook up the towbar, and then the tug...
- Disconnect the tug, and then the towbar...

- ...and make sure the pedals don't get slippery when wet...
Even a little 12-ton, nearly dead, 20 year old, tug will rip the nosegear off a 19 ton Dash 8, if given the oportunity....
It makes the same sound as stepping on an empty beer-can... ...only much louder...

Glad it wasn't me.. Three months in the hangar...
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