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When BEA / Pan Am's Helicopter transfer from the centre of London / New York to Heathrow / John F Kennedy was grounded due to low lying fog, alternative means were provided.
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The passengers were surprised to find that Capain Raemos had defected
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The passengers were surprised to find that Capain Raemos had defected
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Man United players had so many speeding tickets it was decided a team coach would be cheaper than Loophole Freeman's professional fees...
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"You're supposed to lift it, not hump it"
The moment of truth
Some terrific entries to a not-very caption friendly photo.
3rd - Traffic Is Er Was:
Greyhound's aviation division would prove to be a short lived folly.
2nd - Wensleydale:
"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings
My *rse."
1st - Pontius Navigator:
"And so Airbus was born"
proving that brevity is the soul of wit.
Your CST is en route slung under an Airbus...
3rd - Traffic Is Er Was:
Greyhound's aviation division would prove to be a short lived folly.
2nd - Wensleydale:
"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings
My *rse."
1st - Pontius Navigator:
"And so Airbus was born"
proving that brevity is the soul of wit.
Your CST is en route slung under an Airbus...
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
One day we were flying low over the Empty Quarter, as you do, when we saw a pair of wheel tracks baked in the desert. Then they stopped. It didn't occur at the time that they may have been from a Landie dropped off from a Helo.
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It's time to buzz the... oh crap!
As with bungee jumping, it's necessary to adjust the arrestor wire very precisely to the speed and weight of the landing aircraft when on a short runway terminating at the foot of a cliff. Unlike bungee jumping where it is considered a bonus if the jumper dips their head in the water, aircraft should not be allowed to hit the cliff, be it ever so gently.
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OK, you're under arrest for ... something.
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"No use hiding, Sir, we know you're in there ... and the Boss would like a word with you in his office."
Somebody's nicked the Blue Circle!
The Board of Inquiry is satisfied that the man's helmet saved his life, even though it was knocked off in the incident, but is of the more important view that if he'd been wearing hi-viz, the incident might have been avoided altogether.