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Well someone just earned himself a new nickname...

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Some suggestions for nicknames
"Skid mark"
"Betty's Revenge"
"Betty's Calling"
"Ramp Check"
"Three Balls"
"Ground Radar"
"Gear Fear"
"Gear Shy"

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REMEMBER THE SERGEANT PILOTS!

"Wheels"

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Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Director

I also like the fact that they mention the ability to pull the circuit breakers for the warning. "Oh I couldn't concentrate over the sound of the warning horns."

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Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Director

Cheers to the Brits for not jumping in and promising swift punishment for the pilot, if it is found that he was negligent. An old saw says the "A mistake proves that someone stopped talking long enough to actually go DO something." Yes, lowering your gear is Pilot 101, but I'm applauding what seems to be a fundamental difference in our two cultures.

Let's say the guy completely forgot to drop his gear. Let's also assume he's been a star pilot and officer in every previous endeavor. Assign him to create a presentation for the RAF on the hazards of landing gear up. Ask him to help the safety community come up with a fool-proof solution to prevent future mishaps. And then send him back to his unit with no permenant trash in his record and get him back in the saddle doing what he was trained to do.

Although I'm sure there are examples to the contrary, we've earned a reputation as a "one mistake Air Force" and they've earned one as being a service with (at least) a piece of the Big Picture.

Ken

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"Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves."

Maybe instead of Betty they need a voice like Paul Teutel Sr of American Chopper.
"Put the gear down....Jack-*ss!"

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Don't touch my junk!!

"I don't care who y'are... that's funny right thair!" -Larry the Cable Guy


Dean the amused

Reminded me of another Typhoon Ooops!!!!!!

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If the first casualty of war is innocence, the second is sobriety - Hawkeye.
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws - Plato.
Lies get halfway round the world before the truth has a chance to get it's pants on - Churchill
If you are going through he11 - keep going - Churchill

Or a Mr.T one,"Enough of this Jibba jabba, put the gear down fool."

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Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Director