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Old 25th Mar 2010, 08:58
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Relax 737 has said...

"There's an old saying...

When you're up to your ar$e in alligators, it's difficult to remember you were there to drain the swamp.

The analogy applies so much in aviation, and when everything is going pear shaped, professional aviators aren't much different from the guy draining the swamp. What we do have going for us is instinctive action based on ingrained training, but if you put a foot wrong then it's curtains."


Been in the business for 40 years Mate! Wanna tell me what the hell you're talkin' about?
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