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Old 2nd Apr 2009, 12:48
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London Good Afternoon BAW913N, passing 3500 for 6000, DVR4G(Dover)
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Decend 6000ft on 1003, BAW913U
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BAW913U, 27 miles 27R, decend 4000ft QNH1003
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When you find yourself omitting the word "altitude", remember the Flying Tigers 747 that was instructed to "descend t(w)o four zero zero feet" and ended up hitting a 500 ft ridge on the way in to KL.
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