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Old 4th May 2003 | 22:09
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From: Downeast
Depends on how fragile your ego is .....if you can't stand the QFI stepping on yer tootsies...might be a good idea. Actually on the 212/412 the steel toed wellies might be just the ticket.....so when you are using your toes to hold the door open you do not have to worry about getting your nails clipped too short. Always wondered why Bell Engineers were never smart enough to figure out how to make a door catch like the German MBB guys did on the BK-117. But then again...that would have required a tremendous waste of R and D money !

Just make sure you degauss them steel toed wellies before you fly with them....or do a compass swing with your friendly "X" engineer to confirm the effect they are having.
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