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Old 4th Dec 2014, 08:05
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blind pew
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
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Cisters....
some sense at last ...then Joan Hughes and the other ATA girls (and guys) who delivered new aircraft (without radios) in weather when "the boys" were grounded...not only did they do better than the blokes but they had to fight the prejudice of "woman know your place"....
as to airline pilots
and some instructors....taught me many of my fears .....even to the briefing on my dutch roll on the iron duck....we will limit the demonstration to 30 degrees (as against 60) because someone put the wrong input in and the aircraft nearly went through the vertical...
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