Bill

Firstly, the 3 minute delay is Mandatory for the tower to observe.  If it
was under 3 minutes, they should not have even given you a choice to take
off.

Secondly, this "Grey hound bus with wings" sounds like a Shorts airplane of
some sort.  Some charter companies use Shorts 330's and 360's.  One of my
previous airlines had some 360's.(I'm an ex airline pilot form Canadian/Air
Canada)  These "Short boxes" as we called them utilize a lifting body
design.  Therefore the wake turbulence behind them is similar to a 757.
They are not a "heavy" but give off similar turbulence patterns.  From
previous experience coming in behind these things on final and getting
rocked, we all learned to keep our distance from these "Short boxes".

Look forward to seeing you in the skies again soon.

Barney Briton
President/CEO
Minit Drugs
Phone: 403-693-3119
Fax: 403-693-4119
www.pharmacy-online.ca
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