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Old 18th Mar 2015, 20:02
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Gertrude the Wombat
 
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tailwind of about 5 knots
I was once upon a time hanging around Luton waiting to pick up my wife (before we were married) who was returning on some loco flight.

I had my Sony Air 7 with me. I heard ATC asking the pilot whether he preferred a straight-in with a 5 kt tailwind or whether he wanted to fly a normal circuit.

Obviously he could save a couple of minutes' fuel by accepting the tailwind, so that's what he did.

"He didn't half bang it onto the runway and then slam on the anchors," she said.
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