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Old 4th Feb 2003, 00:10
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Arm out the window
 
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err...a few of those could have been me in a Caribou; it pulls up in 1500 ft easily, so sometimes we would land long to clear the runway quickly or just avoid a long taxi on the buffalo-crap covered runway. I think there is fencing now to keep the cattle, goats and Timor ponies off it.
It's 8000 ft long or so, so landing halfway down wasn't really an issue for us, not that people would do it as a matter of course - I'm not suggesting it's not good to have a bit extra space in front of you rather than behind!
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