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Old 16th Nov 2007, 06:40
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Jet II
 
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I'm not familiar with the layout of Toulouse but in all the engine-run pens I've ever used over the years you parked the aircraft tail-in rather that nose-in as appears in this case.

By backing in if anything does go wrong you have a clear pan in front of you to try and correct the problem.
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