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558 to Yeovilton

Postby Mayfly » Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:52 am

[Or not]

Evidently there is a crew in snag & she won't be flying today!!!
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Re: 558 to Yeovillton

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:54 am

Oh, I wonder what the problem is?
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Re: 558 to Yeovillton

Postby Landyman » Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:00 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:Oh, I wonder what the problem is?

Barry left the key at home again. :ymdevil:

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Re: 558 to Yeovillton

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:06 pm

And I thought we had spares everywhere now!
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Re: 558 to Yeovillton

Postby Mayfly » Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:07 pm

more likely they left their lunch in Ops!!!
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Re: 558 to Yeovillton

Postby Spitfire » Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:17 pm

Tell them the crew ladder is just in front of the nose wheel up the sharp end .... you can't miss it :p

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But sometimes the crew access area is a bit too high to get to - could be that .............

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In which case ............

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Re: 558 to Yeovilton

Postby Mayfly » Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:43 pm

Well they must have had lunch as twitter reports they are firing up again...
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Re: 558 to Yeovilton

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:51 pm

Mayfly wrote:Well they must have had lunch as twitter reports they are firing up again...



Was it a HOT curry then? ;)
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Re: 558 to Yeovilton

Postby Mags » Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:02 pm

:)) :)) :))
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Re: 558 to Yeovilton

Postby RLN » Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:27 pm

I didn't know SM had been in XM650. ;)
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Re: 558 to Yeovilton

Postby Ducati Boy » Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:05 pm

Mayfly wrote:[Or not]

Evidently there is a crew in snag & she won't be flying today!!!

Oh ye of little faith.! ;) ;)

Apparently she is there, Taffs on the road home and we are all off down on Friday for show on 11th Jul. :D :D
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Re: 558 to Yeovilton

Postby Mayfly » Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:17 pm

Ducati Boy wrote:
Mayfly wrote:[Or not]

Evidently there is a crew in snag & she won't be flying today!!!

Oh ye of little faith.! ;) ;)

Apparently she is there, Taffs on the road home and we are all off down on Friday for show on 11th Jul. :D :D

Mayfly wrote:Well they must have had lunch as twitter reports they are firing up again...


As I reported later!!
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Re: 558 to Yeovilton

Postby Nickolas » Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:27 pm

So, what WAS the problem then??
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