A lovely feeling being in and around the big stuff
Ah yes, another memory is jogged from the rusty grey matter.....
Years ago I used to fly a 172 out of Manchester to a parachute club at weekends for para dropping. One morning at Manch I needed fuel, so was cleared to taxi initailly from the soth side (remeber that?) to the 24 hold. After a 757 shuttle had landed and passed me, I was then cleared all the way to the freight apron (remember that?).
As I taxyed forward I came to cross a taxyway along which the 757 was now prodeeding to its gate, and showing no signs of stopping for me.
"Confirm TS is cleared ALL the way to the freight apron?" I radioed to Tower.
"Affirm. Break. Shuttle 2 sierra give way to the Cessna right to left in front of you".
There followed the whistle of throttled-back fans, and the mighty beast bowed on its nosewheel as the brakes were applied. "My pleasure", intoned the BA Captain. "Sail before steam!"
SSD