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Old 19th Feb 2009, 22:23
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Tinstaafl
 
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We did when I flew Islanders in Shetland although ground ops were limited to 50kts due to a door opening limit. Could manage more but we needed the fire truck to park a couple of feet in front of the nose to act as a windbreak. I've had a 240kt GS (125-130kt TAS) more than once at only a few thousand feet. Would hate to see what my holding patterns over Sumburgh would have looked like while waiting for ATC or FISO to arrive so I could do an approach.
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