[HardStarboard]

I have a friend who is a retired Boeing test pilot. He spent a goodly amount of time teaching several Saudi Princes to fly their new personal 737's.

His stories were a hoot - the one clearest in my mind is the Prince that couldn't help slaming on the parking brakes when the plane was still at 3 or 4 knots. He flat-spotted several sets of perfectly good tires - and always wanted Boeing to pay for the replacements as a part of training costs.

Thes guys are very dangerous....mostly to themselves!

[dighton]

Jet gets stuck in monsoon drain in Malaysia