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Old 28th Jan 2014, 04:56
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Mach E Avelli
 
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Then there was the BA VC-10 TRE who was obviously called God by God.
In the days when simulators were not 'zero time' it was mandatory for new converts to type to do some day and night circuits. God would round up a few newbies and head off to somewhere nice and sunny for this exercise.
A colleague on one of these jollies told me at the time that between each couple of trainees, God would call for a nice cup of tea. Whoever was not on the actual detail would head back to the galley and brew one up. No big deal, except that God would then park the aircraft with all four turning and burning while he took his tea break. In today's money, each cuppa would have cost at least $2000 in fuel alone.
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