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Old 4th Aug 2009, 14:12
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flight from Honolulu to Hilo and awoke to find they had overshot their destination by about 30 miles
Look at a map. The reason this caused serious concern is where are you going to land after you keep flying south of Hilo? How much reserve fuel do they typically carry for short island hops?
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