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t-tony

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Back to post #31 then.

Tony.
 

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Modern planes are designed to ‘flex’ to such an extent that it looks like they would snap into fragments. The new Airbus A350 looks crazy on takeoff and landing. That A380 must handle like a barge in strong winds with that amount of sail area. Crazy but skilled pilots and former service guys seem to be the best.
 

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Correct!!

EK40 to Dubai on the 28th and then EK701 to Mauritius :thumbsup:
It's not my mate, he flies the Boeing for Emirates, he says both those routes are Airbus.
 

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Modern planes are designed to ‘flex’ to such an extent that it looks like they would snap into fragments. The new Airbus A350 looks crazy on takeoff and landing. That A380 must handle like a barge in strong winds with that amount of sail area. Crazy but skilled pilots and former service guys seem to be the best.
Do a lot of flights in the BEA 146, small jet so any buffeting is much more pronounced :arghh:
 

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Do a lot of flights in the BEA 146, small jet so any buffeting is much more pronounced :arghh:
Years ago I used to go to Milan on a Jetstream 31.....it felt like it was flying through the Alps rather than over them. They would open the cockpit door for landing and watching the pilot fight with it when it was windy was an experience :nailbiting::nailbiting::nailbiting:
 

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Years ago I used to go to Milan on a Jetstream 31.....it felt like it was flying through the Alps rather than over them. They would open the cockpit door for landing and watching the pilot fight with it when it was windy was an experience :nailbiting::nailbiting::nailbiting:
I should say.
 

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Modern planes are designed to ‘flex’ to such an extent that it looks like they would snap into fragments. The new Airbus A350 looks crazy on takeoff and landing. That A380 must handle like a barge in strong winds with that amount of sail area. Crazy but skilled pilots and former service guys seem to be the best.
It is surprising how far they will bend
 
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