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| YJCMTSU: This is your captain speaking . . . |
| 2006-11-23 |
This is your captain speaking . . . I'm just raising the cash to get us home An airline pilot was cheered by passengers after he raided the takings of the bar and used his own money to pay the fees demanded by Senegal airport officials before they would allow the jet to fly home.Captain John Lawrence was told to find two million francs (almost £2,000) by Dakar airport officials before the First Choice Airways jet was permitted to take off. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #5 hope he dumped the holding tanks as he rotated.... Gotta like that idea, USN,Ret! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-23 14:56 |
| #4 Since the 757 has an APU, wouldn't he have been able to start the engines and taxi out and take off? I have also seen 737's use their thrust reversers to back away from the gate, can a 57 do that as well? hope he dumped the holding tanks as he rotated.... |
| Posted by: USN,Ret 2006-11-23 14:26 |
| #3 I was on a plane making an emergency landing at Heathrow (the left flap didn't work properly on takeoff), on the way in to land a group of passengers were singing The Dambusters theme-tune. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2006-11-23 06:22 |
| #2 I'll fly with that fella anytime. Sounds like the sort that can pick out a nice pasture at FL400. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-11-23 05:56 |
| #1 The next visit should be made by a jet with altogether different under-wing equippage. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-23 05:30 |