Froggy, it started in the R&N forum and was moved here along with the comments from confused R&N readers.
As others have mentioned and I have it on good authority that this same machine was previously involved in a tail strike when taking off from a platform without the autopilot connected. So airwave45, next time you watch your supremely professional DOH crew just take note if they are actually using a checklist or not.
Last edited by Epiphany; 26th Aug 2009 at 10:22.