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Caption Competition Mk II

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?”

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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!"

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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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