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Old 10th Sep 2011, 23:42
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BrokenConrod
 
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When I used to take the C206 in there it was "Captain only" !

I recall on one occassion it was closed to the Boeings and Fokkers due X-wind, so I landed diagonally across the runway - but could not taxi clear.

Every time I tried to turn onto the taxiway the wind screwed me back around. They had to get some bods to come out and swing off the struts so that I could taxi!

That was back in the days when you could call Air NZ ground and get approval to taxi up beside a B737. The ground crew would take your pax luggage and load it onto the jet and a dolly was waiting at the bottom of the stairs with their boarding passes.

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