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Old 09-12-2010, 04:53 AM
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Old 09-13-2010, 07:20 PM
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Ouch! Good thing no one was severely injured or worse.
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Old 09-17-2010, 06:42 AM
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Was this MTC or a scheduled flight?
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Old 09-17-2010, 07:21 AM
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What exactly is going on? Did the pilot get anxious or something? Was MX driving? Seems so odd for it to happen...
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Old 09-18-2010, 04:38 AM
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What exactly is going on? Did the pilot get anxious or something? Was MX driving? Seems so odd for it to happen...
I would bet a months unemployment that the ground crew had no headset and asked to push with hand signals. Sombody just assumes something and it's downhill from there.
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