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Old 31st Oct 2017, 15:05
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chevvron
 
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Originally Posted by Shaggy Sheep Driver
My one and only Viscount flight was with BAF, Manchester to Jersey (should have been Guernsey but that was fogbound). I proffered my PPL and asked the captain for the jump seat at MAN.

"We don't have one, but you can stand behind the copilot's seat if you like".

So I did. Takeoff to touchdown!
Yes when I was detached from Glasgow to Sumburgh I did the same in the BEA VIscount. Crossing Scapa Flow at 500ft trying to spot sunken ships was most exhilerating!
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