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Old 3rd Jan 2016, 22:32
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oldgrubber
 
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Nice phots,
The last one is the money shot though, as you can see the cab is a little too far out which has caused the team to (correctly) release the hose to prevent the possibility of being pulled to the edge. they are also correctly positioned outside the bend in the hose should the shackle part and allow the hose to pull. The issue I would have dealt with straight away was the positioning of the aircraft relative to the actual refuel point. If the hose does break free due to a failure in the break away point to release and the shackle breaking, the guy in the cat walk will get the benefit of a fuel nozzle in the head. I would have asked for 1 spot HIFR supplied from 2 spot, which would have put the guy in the cat walk in a safe position.
p.s. "B" flight ruled

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