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Old 03-24-2005, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by chazola
I notice most of these bad landings seem to be from cargo planes- I wander if they put the 'B' crews on those since they don't have to worry about a plane load of passengers...
They might also be heavier (= harder to land). Can our pilots enlighten us?

Then again, you don't have to worry about inanimate cargo complaining about a rough landing, so what's the incentive to kiss the ground (besides staying in your mechanics' good graces)?
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