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Old 27th Jan 2021, 14:48
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"Where's the crew gone?"

-- "I don't know, but I saw a some men running in all directions, singing 'We plough the fields and scatter'."
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Old 27th Jan 2021, 15:18
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Pilot plotted the route at lo level but what was planned as Meters was misinterpreted as Milimeters by the Nav
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Old 27th Jan 2021, 15:19
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Say again QNH....
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Old 27th Jan 2021, 15:22
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Thats a landing I don't want to do again.
Was it difficult? ?
No it was a take off....

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Old 27th Jan 2021, 16:02
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"Right, now we know it doesn't really need the LH undercarriage for landing, we know it'll land on an aircraft carrier. Any volunteers?"
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Old 27th Jan 2021, 16:28
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" Your only supposed to blow the bl@@dy doors off "
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Old 27th Jan 2021, 16:29
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That was Dangerous wasn't it...

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Old 27th Jan 2021, 17:21
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Chute first and answer questions later.
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Old 27th Jan 2021, 17:30
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The parachute? Oh, that's the Staish. He was doing a sponsored jump for the local orphans when we snagged his braces with the starboard leg. He's not in a good mood just now, so I should leave him be...
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Old 27th Jan 2021, 17:54
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"Hoskins, do you really think that full thrust into the parachute will pull you out backwards?"
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Old 27th Jan 2021, 18:10
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And thats how Hoskins got the chop from OCU

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Old 27th Jan 2021, 18:26
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I told you, building a convertible version was a bloody stupid idea.
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Old 27th Jan 2021, 19:24
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“Perhaps we could paint it in camouflage, then nobody would notice?”

”Thank you, LAC Baldrick.”
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Old 27th Jan 2021, 19:24
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Just whip it down " The Repair Shop " I hear there's no charge...
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Old 27th Jan 2021, 20:07
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I know it worked on the Cirrus, but did you really think you could just scale it up, Hoskins?
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Old 27th Jan 2021, 21:05
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Well Vulcan was the God of fire, and God at 1 Group has decreed you’re fired.
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Old 27th Jan 2021, 21:16
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Obviously caused by hydroplaning. But are the soft patches on the tires Vulcanized or devulcanized?
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Old 27th Jan 2021, 21:18
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Sir, I don't want to alarm you but the thingy shaped like a bomb in the bomb bay...

Do you mean the bomb Hoskins?

Yes sir, the bomb. It's, er, well, it's making a sort of ticking noise...
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Old 27th Jan 2021, 21:41
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"Call the Battle of Britain Flight! We're short another bomber!"

"I know that emigrating to New Zealand is difficult right now, but sheesh..." (The photo was taken in New Zealand, in case that hasn't been figured out by now...)
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Old 27th Jan 2021, 22:05
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When men were men and runways were afraid
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