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Old 12th October 2010 | 20:12
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blind pew
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only 30 mins

Believe in was a union agreement between BALPA and the CAA.

It was a recommendation included in the public inquiry into the Papa India disaster when a Trident 1 stalled after take off at LHR in 1972.

A lot of BEA pilots had a distrust of management and the agreement included the facility to erase the tape after engine shut down.

I flew with the system for three or four years after it's introduction - it was ALWAYS erased (or so we thought!)
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