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Old 12th Sep 2012, 12:13
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mary meagher
 
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Immortal, many thanks for the extended version.

Jan O, flyme 273, or Backpacker, can you possibly give us a translation of the conversation?

As there were actually FOUR people on board that Cessna, including the young and beautiful blonde in the back, its possible the professional pilots were not concentrating 100%.

Interesting that the Cessna pilot has enough confidence in what remains of his aircraft to head for the major airport nearby, where he is met by the emergency services on the main runway. Fair enough, better than the beach. But he then decides that his aircraft is sufficiently intact to taxy five minutes to his hangar!!!!! I think I would have disembarked my pax immediately, asked them to move sharply away from the machine, in case one of those wing tanks was breached and leaking from the impact.
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