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Old 06-17-2013 | 11:48 AM
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Old 06-18-2013 | 04:08 AM
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If you're the pilot you get to do it for free If the Concorde were still flying, and I magically had disposable income, of course I would fly it.
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Old 06-18-2013 | 01:25 PM
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The author thinks airliners are flying around at .85 mach. Rarely have I flown over .80 mach in this industry.
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