Originally Posted by
CRayner
My dad flew on the inaugural Pan Am flight from NY to London.
Watched that flight come in on 27L from the roof of our building next to PanAm hangar, my word it did look slow on approach, difference of scale I guess.
Some weeks later jump-seated coming back from FRA, coming in on 09L saw all the usual sights on approach, past the reservoirs then thinking we had to be going around then bump/rattle while we were still up high. I enjoyed all my 747 trips on business(co-emp) and pleasure. Miss those days.
DaveD