Flying into Japan's Earthquake - Insider's Story

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Mar 22, 2011, 10:01 pm

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Originally Posted by FL2009

Somewhere I read where a pilot put fuel for a plane on his personal credit card in a similar situation but maybe that was an urban legend....or a movie...my memory blurs...

TWA 847, it was a flight attendant, who bought 6,000 gallons of fuel for $5,500 on her Shell credit card, during a nasty hijacking.

Mar 23, 2011, 12:48 pm

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good story, especially part about doing "favor" for the company

Mar 23, 2011, 3:14 pm

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What a fantastic read ^

Mar 24, 2011, 12:11 pm

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Originally Posted by Frozentech

TWA 847, it was a flight attendant, who bought 6,000 gallons of fuel for $5,500 on her Shell credit card, during a nasty hijacking.

Cheap!

Mar 29, 2011, 12:55 pm

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Very cool article. I've never been in the cockpit before and it's interesting to read the thought process for a crisis situation like this.

Mar 30, 2011, 4:57 pm

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Originally Posted by idriveuride

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This post was not written by idriveyouride, but of a DL pilot...

Perhaps the clearest view I have encountered of what was going on in the skies.

Subject: Flying into Japan's Earthquake

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I will happily fly with that guy anywhere. Great read.

DON

Mar 31, 2011, 6:31 am

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Originally Posted by donaldsc

I will happily fly with that guy anywhere. Great read.

DON

Just FYI, consensus on pprune is the article is a fake. Not saying that it is, just saying that actual pilots (at least some) question its authenticity.

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