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I was lucky enough that in a previous role I regularly positioned empty at about 66 tons - take off never failed to put a grin from ear to ear. She truly is an overpowered beauty, and for any flight up to 6 maybe 7 hours, I'd always love to be on the 757 over many other aircraft!
It was a visit to to the FD of a MON B757 (G-DRJC for the spotters / enthusiasts!) in 1989 that made me want to be a pilot - how lucky do I feel to not just realise that ambition, but to fly the very type that kicked the desire off!?!?!
Anyway back to Jet2.com before I also take the thread off course...
Edited to add: Now found a picture of her:
It was a visit to to the FD of a MON B757 (G-DRJC for the spotters / enthusiasts!) in 1989 that made me want to be a pilot - how lucky do I feel to not just realise that ambition, but to fly the very type that kicked the desire off!?!?!
Anyway back to Jet2.com before I also take the thread off course...
Edited to add: Now found a picture of her:
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I know what you mean , went on a quick air test a while ago on a seven five, three of us on board, 8 tons of fuel and it was due a full power take off check , very impressive
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Hiya
New to the forum but been reading with interest for a while now....
Just recently booked my first Jet2 flight to Madeira for July which I believe is a new route... any indication what type of aircraft this is going to be?
Cheers!
New to the forum but been reading with interest for a while now....
Just recently booked my first Jet2 flight to Madeira for July which I believe is a new route... any indication what type of aircraft this is going to be?
Cheers!
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Tenerife from MAN is a 757 yes, however it is a 733 from BLK so it can be done with either.
The 757s are very busy during the summer months on the Spanish, Greek, Turkish and Israeli routes - I think it would be an over kill for FNC - 733 will suit it perfectly.
Also note that TOM have a 757 flying out on the same route only 25 minutes later.
The 757s are very busy during the summer months on the Spanish, Greek, Turkish and Israeli routes - I think it would be an over kill for FNC - 733 will suit it perfectly.
Also note that TOM have a 757 flying out on the same route only 25 minutes later.
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You must have a lot of spare time on your hands
Many years ago I flew on B732 non stop ex MAN to Tenerife and returned non stop
It was with Britannia on the Gulf Air B732 they leased one year.
Ian B on a mere 437
You must have a lot of spare time on your hands
Many years ago I flew on B732 non stop ex MAN to Tenerife and returned non stop
It was with Britannia on the Gulf Air B732 they leased one year.
Ian B on a mere 437
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Sitting at work can get a little boring! 
BOH based Palmair were operating a similar aircraft on the Canary routes up until last year when the company supplying the aircraft went bust. Now they operate the larger 733.
BOH based Palmair were operating a similar aircraft on the Canary routes up until last year when the company supplying the aircraft went bust. Now they operate the larger 733.
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Yeah TOM flight 25mins earlier was £150 more for 2 adults and a child... never been with Jet2 before, wasn't overly impressed with First Choice or TOM on previous flights from BHX to FNC so we'll see!
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Smudge, how do you get to go on an air test? is it just a matter of writing to the airline ,my hubby is forty in a few weeks and being a bit of a spotter he would love that sounds so interesting, i assume they letyou sit in the spare seat in the cockpit
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Out of the question I'm afraid - unless he is pilot / engineer / CAA inspector or a few other occupations. The flightdeck just isn't available nowadays sadly. (Note - this is not trying to start a whole new debate on FD access!)
I think you'll find Smudge is an engineer - hence he would essential for the test. It would also be exactly that - a test - hence having a member of public on board would be even more of a no-no.
Maybe you could look to get him a simulator flight instead - not quite the same, but great fun (when it's not your LPC/OPC!) and he would get to fly as well. Just a thought...
DW.
Out of the question I'm afraid - unless he is pilot / engineer / CAA inspector or a few other occupations. The flightdeck just isn't available nowadays sadly. (Note - this is not trying to start a whole new debate on FD access!)
I think you'll find Smudge is an engineer - hence he would essential for the test. It would also be exactly that - a test - hence having a member of public on board would be even more of a no-no.
Maybe you could look to get him a simulator flight instead - not quite the same, but great fun (when it's not your LPC/OPC!) and he would get to fly as well. Just a thought...
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city airport manchester (aka barton) do pleasure flights,wont be on a jet though just a small 2/4 seater prop job,great fun though think its about 80 quid
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city airport manchester (aka barton) do pleasure flights,wont be on a jet though just a small 2/4 seater prop job,great fun though think its about 80 quid
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BOH based Palmair were operating a similar aircraft on the Canary routes up until last year when the company supplying the aircraft went bust. Now they operate the larger 733.
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hi cherry, as dwshimoda rightly states the chances of joe public getting a trip on the flight deck are sadly almost nil these days, you have to have good reason to be there, a real pity because if your interested in aircraft its a great experience , however i dont know about the cost but theres a A320/1 sim in stockport which isnt i think that far from you, we used to use it for getting checked out for engine running when i worked at manchester and normally got to "fly" it afterwards, great fun (even though i havent yet managed to land the thing without ending up in a smoking hole) it might be worth contacting them, not to sure where in stockport it is, im not from the area and we always got slots in the middle of the night, however i think its somewhere near the chedlle area
but theres a A320/1 sim in stockport which isnt i think that far from you,