"Jay Beckman" wrote in message
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- The crew door on the right rear of the fuselage is smaller than you
think and is higher off the ground than it looks. The trick of reaching
in crosshanded and doing a reverse 180 pullup in through the hatch is
great in theory but will make you look awkward in practice.

That's for the front hatch. Hands up, reversed, grasping the metal at the
top of the hatch. Feet up and inside on either side of the door and use
your feet and hips to pull yourself in.

Being able to enter the bird the old-fashioned way always delighted the vets
that came out to visit ol' 7th Wonder.

-c