DanWilkins
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Yet another reason to get tailwheel skills
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Shepherd
Final Approach
I want to try that in a Dreamliner!
DanWilkins
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"We need the passengers in 1st class to move to the back of the plane. Thank you."
Mtns2Skies
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probably pretty easy to do in the new stretched 737's.
midwestpa24
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That is some outside of the box thinking.
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Inquiring minds want to know: Wheelie or full-stall?
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Aztec Flyer
Isn't that a standard part of every United pre-takeoff announcement?
Zeldman
Touchdown! Greaser!
That was my first thought as well.
Imagine the law suits if that happened in this litigious society.
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Snorting his way across the USA
The article seemed to imply that the plane was within it's CG envelope.
Moving the freight while enroute? Were passengers in seats, or hanging on to crates strapped into the back?
Plano Pilot
Line Up and Wait
From the picture it looks like they ended up on the center of the runway and did a good job. I am surprised that the in flight CG would allow them to do that. Things were different back then, hell they were different 30 years ago. I think the crew did a good job, it ended up well.
Zeldman
Touchdown! Greaser!
A friend of mine has a dog that does something similar.....
