Whats a QF sim ride worth per hour?
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Qantas take Paltinum One Frequent Flyers through the sims on 'flight experience' tours on a semi regular basis. You can purchase them with either frequent flyer points or cash. It's been a semi regular thing over the last few years.
They even have their own briefing room with surplus J class seats, proper coffee, nicely painted walls, etc. I joked with one of the guys who runs the sessions that for the real experience they should take them upstairs and run them through the crappy briefing rooms, old and tattered chairs, whiteboards, and ubiquitous coffee room with pilots lounging around.
They even have their own briefing room with surplus J class seats, proper coffee, nicely painted walls, etc. I joked with one of the guys who runs the sessions that for the real experience they should take them upstairs and run them through the crappy briefing rooms, old and tattered chairs, whiteboards, and ubiquitous coffee room with pilots lounging around.
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Bumps has landed at Tulla in the middle of the night, should be able to pull it off 
Oh, that and the fact the bloke in the RHS spent the entire time trying to chat up the bird who drove the mini van out to collect us! Thought we'd be leaving with one less passenger than we arrived
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Hey Captain Gidday - mate you are truly a genius. Only you and I understand your coded reference there I'm sure, but yes you are spot on. Got it in one - I cant believe it. Yes, the best line ever on radio.
Interestingly, two mornings ago Will Anderson sat down at a booth in a brekky joint in LA next to me. I couldn't resist. I asked him about that line, he laughed, remembered it and said it was in no way scripted (nothing was), it was straight off the top of Adam Spencer's head. And I still have the egg on my head from my fall off the bench at the time destroying myself with laughter.
Interestingly, two mornings ago Will Anderson sat down at a booth in a brekky joint in LA next to me. I couldn't resist. I asked him about that line, he laughed, remembered it and said it was in no way scripted (nothing was), it was straight off the top of Adam Spencer's head. And I still have the egg on my head from my fall off the bench at the time destroying myself with laughter.
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Was 27 visual actually... And it took the 182 a long time to roll out to the first taxiway... Much the the annoyance of the 737 waiting to take off. Poor bustard was probably burning more fuel a minute than I burnt in an hour...
I was told by a simulator technician that the prices charged are quite arbitrary in nature, as the sims are never turned off. They sit there humming away 24/7, when in use they burn a few more kw/h of electricity.
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A 15 mile final allowing the instructor to demo an ILS none of this 3 mile final crap 
Bumps, I doubt the 737 driver saw you or even knew you were there
none of this 3 mile final crap Bumps, I doubt the 737 driver saw you or even knew you were there
Actually, it's free* for Platinum One frequent flyers - so far I've had 2 hours in the Essendon 737 and the same in the 747 at Mascot.
* OK, there's no such thing as a free lunch, lots of flight dollars went towards the P1 status, sadly now lost with retirement kicking in.
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I'm pretty sure Singapore hasn't ever had CAT3B, CAT 2 is all.
I left Singapore in 2001 and I would have sworn that they had Cat III then?
