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Old 3rd Mar 2016, 03:03
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andrasz
 
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Now up in the air: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Unite...-22/2787828/L/


Some lovely memories linked to the type, though interestingly in nearly 50 years of flying it was one of the least flown types (DC-9/MD80 was the commonest), but usually to more 'interesting' destinations.


Only flew the -100 once, a cockpit ride with AeroPeru from Lima to the fair city of Trujillo in '91. On lining up, two of the three holes obediently spun up to 97%, but the third got stuck on 83. FE leaned forward, knocked the glass, the dial jumped up to 90% and merrily off we went...


Last time was with Libyan Airlines from Kufra to Benghazi in '03, again up front most of the time with a very nice and friendly crew, my six year old daughter had her first cockpit ride then.

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