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Friday, October 26, 2007 12:00 AM

Ask the pilot

Do airplanes make you fart more? What happened to the dog hair on my suitcase? The pilot lets us in on readers' probing questions.
By Patrick Smith

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  • Friday, October 26, 2007 06:19 AM

    Scene in "Earthquake"

    The pilots of the 707 landing in LA during the movie "Earthquake" manage to takeoff again. I believe you pilots call this a "touch and go," correct?

    Thanks for the great column.

    —stevenacook1 Read stevenacook1's other letters

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