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Old 28th Feb 2008, 11:07
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Rotates Lowly
 
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It's the Boere
Maybe it has something to do with the Afrikaans-speaking pilots' influence. The Afrikaans for, say, 10 000 feet is 10 000 "voet". This word is pronounced phonetically exactly like "foot". Hope it helps..
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