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Old 1st Aug 2008, 23:35
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I would have to agree with boofhead, enjoyed my time with the N22.

Biggest problem was with the ground crew who had been loading BN2 Islanders for years, everything was tossed in the back locker if you did not watch them very closely, from memory was 180 kg in front locker, and 90 in back, but none in back till front was full.

Also had a very exciting moment when one of the pax decided, during T/O run, that he wanted to talk to his mate down the back, 250 kg shuffling down to the rear created an exciting rotate, stick hard forward, lift the flaps, a few choice words yelled over right shoulder to the pax who had a brain only to hold his ears apart, and all settled down. After that after much lobbying managed to get the smallest hosties in the fleet to always have one of the back seats to keep everyone in their alloted seat, with the average weight of the citizens of this country it was most important that this was complied with.

Also carried everything from full coffins, to a Rolls Royce dart engine, replacement for an HS748 engine that died, to three kings on one flight, they were only kings of little islands, but sure were big kings.