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Old 07-29-2008, 07:06 AM
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Old 07-29-2008, 12:33 PM
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Stand by the VNY UPS facility around 9AM. You'll see dozens of their trucks turning left, proceeding to another intersection and turning left. Amazing how it happens.
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Old 07-30-2008, 10:45 AM
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Routes are planned to make mostly Right turns....this doesn't mean that they don't make left turns.
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Old 07-30-2008, 02:20 PM
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You'd be surprised how much ammunition a C-130 can burn when turning left!

BBBrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr BBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR boom boom boom booom booom KAAAAH WHUMMMMP!!!!

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Old 07-30-2008, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Laughing_Jakal View Post
You'd be surprised how much ammunition a C-130 can burn when turning left!

BBBrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr BBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR boom boom boom booom booom KAAAAH WHUMMMMP!!!!
True, true... It sure beats listening to some jack-ss in traffic with his thump thump turned up too far!
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Too bad we have no fuel savings plan, experience, or initiative on the Flt Ops side.

I hate to sound like chicken little, but Dorothy, Toto, and the Tinman are all trying on prom dresses because things are sooo rosy.

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Old 07-31-2008, 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by FliFast View Post
Too bad we have no fuel savings plan, experience, or initiative on the Flt Ops side.

I hate to sound like chicken little, but Dorothy, Toto, and the Tinman are all trying on prom dresses because things are sooo rosy.

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SE taxi and don't start the APU until necessary ... that's the plan !

I don't think you are being chicken little at all, the view from the bottom isn't quite as rosy for us !

Been there, done that ...
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Originally Posted by CactusCrew View Post
SE taxi and don't start the APU until necessary ... that's the plan !
Make sure all holding patterns and taxiing is done with right hand turns
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