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Old Jan 9, 2018, 4:36 am
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Brain of BAEC 2018 - Number one
A little puzzle to kick the year off, conferring is allowed

A well read British Airways pilot studies the following on their travels
  • Lubricates in ATH
  • Trees in LCA
  • Poultry in IST
  • Blondes in AMM
  • Ceramics in PEK
What do they study when they take their aircraft for it’s D check to Cardiff?
You do need to get the connection between all of the points.
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Old Jan 9, 2018, 4:38 am
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Would it be Marine Mammals?
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Old Jan 9, 2018, 4:40 am
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Whales?
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Old Jan 9, 2018, 4:40 am
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Originally Posted by CallBell
Would it be Marine Mammals?
Dolphins? No afraid not
Last edited by Worcester; Jan 9, 2018 at 4:44 am Reason: Desperate attempt to deflect
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Originally Posted by manord
Whales?
And the connection

(either this was too easy or the BAEC board is too clever)
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Old Jan 9, 2018, 4:46 am
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And the connection

(either this was too easy or the BAEC board is too clever)
Names of countries hosting those airports?
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Old Jan 9, 2018, 4:59 am
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Isn’t Jordan a brunette these days?
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Also, while Cyprus and Cypress are (broadly) homophones, not sure that one quite works
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Old Jan 9, 2018, 5:21 am
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How about this for Question Two?

If:
- Brazil is GIG
- Canada is YYC
- China is PEK
- Mexico is CUN
- South Africa is JNB

Then what is the USA?
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Old Jan 9, 2018, 5:32 am
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Originally Posted by manord
How about this for Question Two?

If:
- Brazil is GIG
- Canada is YYC
- China is PEK
- Mexico is CUN
- South Africa is JNB

Then what is the USA?
IAD?
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Old Jan 9, 2018, 5:33 am
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JFK..
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Old Jan 9, 2018, 5:37 am
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BOS... (closest airport served by BA?)
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Old Jan 9, 2018, 5:39 am
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No to answers so far (IAD, JFK, BOS).

I'll add that this is a BA context.
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Old Jan 9, 2018, 5:42 am
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I was thinking it was to do with Olympics but the Mexico Olympics were in Mexico city not Cancun.

Could it possibly be to do with routes of a specific BA aircraft?
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Originally Posted by Worcester
I was thinking it was to do with Olympics but the Mexico Olympics were in Mexico city not Cancun.

Could it possibly be to do with routes of a specific BA aircraft?
Routes, yes. Specific aircraft, no.

I have a few more country/airport clues but I'll wait a bit to see if anyone is inspired first.
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