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Major Nikon

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19. The audio at 8:51 sounds like the fire bell

Reply to blaze (Reply #13)

Sat Feb 20, 2021, 07:00 PM

Feb 2021

First thing you do is silence it as it's annoying as hell, but goes to show they were calling ATC as soon as it happened. Very professional the way they handled it. One was flying and handling the radios and the other was running checklists.

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It's a designation for the aircraft itself Major Nikon Feb 2021 #20

Thanks!! mitch96 Feb 2021 #22

The audio at 8:51 sounds like the fire bell Major Nikon Feb 2021 #19

Thank You for this. Tommymac Feb 2021 #27

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