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Old 07-06-2009 | 07:22 AM
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I saw an incident in Bellingham with an MD80. The captain was turning out of the spot and added far too much power. I was wondering why the rampers were running until I saw the baggage carts flying.

Please always be aware of where your butt is swinging.

USMC-SGT- we had another interesting incident with the megawacker. On a freezing rain night in Eugene we parked and went to start/feather on the condition levers. The blades changing angle produced enough thrust to move us forward. We nudged into the tug at the gate. We were extremely thankful the ramper marshaling us was standing on top of the tug rather than in front of it as usual. Our specs changed soon after to include a recommendation to move one engine at a time to start/feather on slippery surfaces.
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