Originally Posted by
crazy8534
Well said, Waterhorse.
. A BA pilot once told me that the last thing he did before startup was to write the total number of souls on board in red pen on the front of a folded manifest and clip it to the face of the yoke.
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I distinctly remember as a kid getting on the ferry to Spain, a ceremonial exchange of a “key” to start the boat (it didn’t do anything) and a list of the passengers and vehicles in case of emergency.