Was a contractor for TWA (dating myself) which managed several (most) functions of SAA. Some of the projects they undertook were immense as the same projects here were taken for granted.
Can you ID any place on this picture RERUN took of Cayman. It has me baffled as I hang on Rum Point and can't spot anything familiar.
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Originally Posted by Trivers
Rerun, not trying to high jack your wonderful thread...
Coop....How do you know all this? Impressed. You mentioned Saudi? Are you or were in the aviation industry?
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Cayman operated under CAA rules. In the Turks, one of the TR failed. Under CAA rules, if one of the TR fails, the aircraft can proceed to operate as long as the other TR is disabled also until the aircraft returns to repair facilities. (The FAA rules did not allow this exception.)
Thus, when CCW approached GCM Georgetown, the pilot miscalculated where to touch and landed long. The rest is simple physics. GCM runway is only 7K long. (I remember the first time I flew into GCM and watch the markers go buy 5-4-3....and the plane was not slowing down...sucks...when we did stop and turned....the sound was right there.)
Anyway, no scuba divers, no sharks.
Hell. I saw so much stupid stuff at Cayman. In Miami, a food truck hit a 737-400. My predecessor approved the use of duck tape to tape up the small hole in the tail and fly it back to GCM. What the hell? A Caymanian crew was cleaning and painting collapsible maintenance scaffolding and the supervisor was clowning around and pull the pin...with another team member inside....severe head injuries...we had to fly to mainland for surgery...I tried to fire him....the Caymanian Pres overrode my decision and let him keep his job.
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