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Old 11th Jul 2013, 16:48
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BEagle
 
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We would regularly get spotters right under the approach at Brize.

Oddly enough, the appearance of real idiots in the middle of the boundary fence would often coincide with my need to call a "Simulated herd of goats crossing the runway - GO AROUND!!!" event during a 3-engine approach in the FunBus. With practice, the timing of the call would be such that 3 x full power Conways would make their quiet voice known to the spotter exactly as we passed overhead.

Usually they weren't still there on the next approach, for some odd reason.

Almost as much fun as a 22:59 night asymmetric NDB overshoot from MDH - which created the Sound of Freedom directly outside the Stn Cdr's bedroom window....
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