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Old 6th Feb 2017, 18:05
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The Americans over for crew training the Court Line crews on the 1011s were entertaining. A touch and go was called a 'crash and a dash'.

On one occasion, one such crash and a dash ended with all the reversers coming on passing the fire station (on 26). My finger hovered near the crash alarm but the aircraft stopped in the 08 turning circle. My enquiry "Are you all right?" elicited the response <American, laughing> "He touched the brakes, we hadda stop".

They all stayed in the Esso Motel (as was) and were ordering hamburgers all hours of the day and night, allegedly.

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