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Old 29th Jul 2001, 02:42
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chiglet
 
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As an ATSA, I "bid" for 'Familiarisation Flights', [ATC/Aircrew interface].
Every, repeat, EVERY flight has had a comprehensive safety briefing on "Emergency Egress". (I was lucky enough to have a "similar" briefing in a RAF Hawk, with the exeption of 'diving' out of the window, there would be a [very] loud bang!
The point of this thread reply, is that at Decision Height, we had a [none standard] go around. [Ovc 300'] A/c departed ahead, so early turn! Only my 2nd G/A in 40 years of [pax] flying. The crew were totally "PROFESSIONAL"
The A/C was a [rather] old Ba146, all manual, flaps, throttle etc. this followed by a rapid re-aquire of the ILS, was unbelieveable. It was almost as boring as a video game, it was so "rehearsed"
It was the crews first G/A in 2 1/2 years
Was I impressed? Well...Course I was


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