Air India 747-400 ?

a family member of mine went through a bad couple of years when much younger as a result of a thyroid problem which was only diagnosed after much pressure from the family. A simple blood test found the problem with the thryoid and since taking medication is recovered. Blood tests are still taken to keep an eye on the particular mineral and the dosage adjusted if neede. This person was prone to violent mood swings in a matter of minutes and when on the low side was suicidal. Spent 6 months in an ‘institution’ during the early stage of recovery and is now married with 2 kids.
A simple blood test solved the problem – but took a lot of hard work and pressure to get one done.

Grey Area,

MAN weather was bad Saturday and Sunday – I spent most of it inside the terminals although did venture up on to the car park for 90 mins as there were some exec movements for the Man Utd / Man City derby match. Will upload the few I took sometime.

Flew into Mirabel on a Wardair A310 a few years ago now (cough cough) – even then it was still very under utilised

Have been on 2 MD11’s – N1750B of American Airlines (now with Fed Ex) – Tokyo – San Jose – only 50 or so pax so comfort not a problem & PP-SFA of VASP (now with UPS) – MD11 had a reputation of being tricky to land and certainly the AA flight ended with one of the worst landings (in terms of teeth crunching impact & bounces) I have ever had – am convinced pilot was ex carrier so had to slam it every time 😉