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Old 12th May 2015, 17:54
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kilwhang
 
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Wedge

As AA62 says.........Ah, Wedge.

On STS we did some of the early Wedge flights. As usual, the Loadie (Lloyd B) went to the aircraft before anyone else.
When I got there the Wedge, c/w load, had been installed and the a/c refuelled. The fuel load was very light.
Lloyd was sitting on the Flt Deck doing his paperwork and I asked him if he could show me the new fit.
We walked back in the freight bay and, when we got behind the main wheels, the a/c floor started to bounce - the trim was a long way out of limits.

Lloyd said something like 'this is not a good idea, let's go forward again'

AA 62 will, I'm sure, remember the details but after that the rules changed.

It was like walking across a bouncy castle.
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