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Old 30th Oct 2009, 22:12
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I mean why didnt the FO just plug in his emergency portable tiller he carries in his nav bag?

SOPs say you can't do it, so he didnt. I have sat there in a sim where the FO was drilled by the senior check for attempting it.

And in reality it is just as easy to be towed off, although a little bit slower.
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