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Laugh. (Original Post) cherokeeprogressive Jun 2012 OP
Definitely worth the view Tobin S. Jun 2012 #1
Omigod, my dear cherokeeprogressive! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2012 #2
Those whacky Brits!!! Suich Jun 2012 #3
That's 5 minutes of my life I will never get back... WillParkinson Jun 2012 #4
Ya just gotta find your fun where you can!.. . . n/t annabanana Jun 2012 #5
I used to "marshall" as part of my ramp duties w/ American Airlines... Cooley Hurd Jun 2012 #6
In the Navy we drew an X on the ground with chalk at the final check spot. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2012 #8
That was insane, but quite funny. Good music choices. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #7

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,580 posts)
2. Omigod, my dear cherokeeprogressive!
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 12:29 AM
Jun 2012

I never knew those formal, stiff-upper-lip Brits could dance!

This is hilarious!

*fans self*

Thank you!

WillParkinson

(16,862 posts)
4. That's 5 minutes of my life I will never get back...
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 08:51 AM
Jun 2012

And each one of them was well worth it! He's a pretty damn good dancer. And from what I could see, he looked pretty cute.

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
6. I used to "marshall" as part of my ramp duties w/ American Airlines...
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 09:19 AM
Jun 2012

...but the cleverest thing we did was to park the nosewheel of the aircraft on a quarter - a test of precision.

THIS is way cooler!

 

cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)
8. In the Navy we drew an X on the ground with chalk at the final check spot.
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 07:59 PM
Jun 2012

Sometimes just a tilt of the head one way or the other was all it took to get a pilot to make a tiny correction. Others weren't so quick on the uptake so other times it took a hip.

I actually bet a pilot once that he couldn't get the X between his nose wheels by himself, without my help. Damn did he come close! The X was between the wheels but he went about 8" too far. He actually got out of the plane to look, and when he tried to argue, his BN (A-6 bombardier/navigator) got out too and mediated. I had my $100 before the end of the day!

We used to have a blast on the flight line.

Good times.

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