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Re: Weirdest aircraft you've flown in?
Flew in my first Fairchild Metroliner 23 last week going to a mine site.
Upon boarding the plane the captain and co-pilot gave us a plastic lunch container with four small sandwiches, an apple and a chocolate. There was an esky near them where you grabbed either a juice, water or soft drink before you boarded the plane.
And what a plane - nary room to swing a kitten, so to speak. Hurt a little bit having to duck all the way through the cabin - and I am a short man (mere 174 cm).
We also received ear plugs upon boarding. Of course I used them - not because I probably couldn't tolerate the noise but as we all know (as vigilant OH&S aware people) listening to that level of noise for 100 minutes is not good for one's ears.
Our take off was actually aborted - as in engines were charged and we were speeding down the runway when suddenly the engines were killed and we taxiied back to terminal. Turns out one of the switches was faulty. It was replaced and we took off normally this time.
And, just like nlagelle, the sway on final approach was something to be noted.
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