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10-22-2005, 05:48 PM

Sasquatch

MD-11 first officer

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Strangest cargo carried?

What's the strangest or most interesting type of cargo you've carried?

10-22-2005, 05:52 PM

Sasquatch

MD-11 first officer

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Sheryl Crowe's band equipment in an MD11 HNL to OAK.

10-22-2005, 07:30 PM

LDmax

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A pair of Beluga whales (to Sea World).

10-22-2005, 07:51 PM

Freight Dog

APC co-founder

Joined APC: Feb 2005

Position: 747-400 captain

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Elton John's piano, flying CGN-EWR in a 747.

10-22-2005, 08:21 PM

STEALTH1

New Hire

Joined APC: Sep 2005

Position: 737, AMR Cost Unit

Posts: 7

Carried 275 baby Alpaca from La Paz Bolivia to Navy Key West, Stock Island on a 757.

10-22-2005, 09:11 PM

IronWalt

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Joined APC: Sep 2005

Position: Telecom Company, President

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A dead body in a body bag in a Cherokee 6 on a dark and stormy night.

10-23-2005, 09:47 AM

Freighter Captain

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Joined APC: May 2005

Position: -400 CAPT

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Quote:

Originally Posted by IronWalt

A dead body in a body bag in a Cherokee 6 on a dark and stormy night.

Yikes!

my favorite load was bunch of porcupines.

10-23-2005, 06:01 PM

Right To Ground

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$85 Million in US dollars. 1,5,10,20,50,100 denomination to Quito, Ecuador when the country was switching their currency to US dollar. 4 pallets of cash. Cleared for the approach and to land 150 miles out, which for Quito is another miracle. Can't remember what the weight was, but I think it was 33 pounds per $100K.

That was the closest thing to a lump sum I will ever see.

10-24-2005, 05:23 AM

nwafo

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Deadly Cargo

Flew a KC-10 (DC-10-30) half full with Feminine Napkins during Desert Storm. My biggest fear was ditching in the Atlantic and turning into a floating tissue box. Other half was bomb fins. What an irony.

Oh the agony of war.

10-24-2005, 09:24 AM

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mike734

New boss = Old boss

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Position: Ca B737

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300 kilos of gold bouillon....Yes. We thought about it. We were a crew of 3, my FO and a super hot Flt. Attn. Yeah, we thought about it. I just could not think of a good way to get rid of the FO!