[fingpilot]

Ok, so I'll start this with the obligatory 'I can't believe I'm telling you guys this...'

Company Owner walks into hangar one day and says he has arranged for photos of the company airplanes to be taken for his office wall. Would we please cooperate in any way possible, and thanks guys, seeya later.

Hour or so later, a guy shows up with a Citabria and a babe with a camera. Right side of the Citabria has no plastic for taking photos. He wants to do airbourne shots. 3 corporate jets go out on the ramp and get preflighted. Being the safety officer, I get everyone, including the photo pilot in on a comprehensive briefing.

Plans well in hand, I volunteer for the smallest in the fleet (a Sabreliner). The first two shoots go perfectly ( a G2 and a Hawker). The entire time, the Sabre is on the ramp, APU running to cool the cabin, and so that I can monitor the comms. I went back to the aft equiptment bay, and opened the doors to allow extra air for the cooling turbine.

Our turn to go ( the photo plane stayed airbourne), and we marshall at the agreed time, spot, and altitude. Shoot goes well, and we both head back to base. SIC says he doesn't remember seeing me close the aft bay doors.

According to training, the doors will trail in flight (wonder how they knew this), so I am not really worried too much, but slow to flaps speed for the rest of the way home just the same.

Of course, slowed for the Citabria flyby, the doors opened, and to this day, the photo on the boss' wall has his safety director's pass with an access door open.