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The 50th anniversary

Postby ozzy72 » Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:26 am

Of possibly the greatest April Fools joke EVER!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/date ... 819261.stm
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There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!
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Re: The 50th anniversary

Postby expat » Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:41 am

A classic  ;D

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1. Captain, if the problem is not entered into the technical logbook.........then the aircraft does not have a problem.
2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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Re: The 50th anniversary

Postby flymo » Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:00 am

ahh the classic spaghetti tree's of italy
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Re: The 50th anniversary

Postby expat » Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:44 am

ahh the classic spaghetti tree's of italy



You mean Switzerland ::)

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"A bit of a pickle" - British translation: A catastrophically bad situation with potentially fatal consequences.

PETA Image People Eating Tasty Animals.

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1. Captain, if the problem is not entered into the technical logbook.........then the aircraft does not have a problem.
2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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