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Old 4th Sep 2015, 00:29
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172driver
 
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I have heard tales of brave crews overflying monsters like these and looking down into the eye, with little thought of engine failure drift down altitudes nor of depressurisation descents.
There are crews who fly into these monsters, through the wall and across the eye. Repeatedly. Called the Hurricane Hunters. I had the pleasure of being on one of these flights some years ago. The word 'impressive' doesn't really begin to describe it.....
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