Filming in the cabin
737 jumpseat was one of the most uncomfortable I ever used. Little more than a narrow bench and a separate back (or that's what my posterior remembers!). The ATP really surprised me with a full size seat.
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Just to concur with those bemoaning the flight deck access restrictions post 9/11, and the fact that it means my son probably won't get to experience the view from the front inflight.
Was lucky enough to experience the jumpseat a number of times, and always made to feel most welcome. Best experience was a full chocks to chocks ride on a BA 757 from LHR to AMS. ATC offered a more direct routing on departure if we could climb fast enough to get over the inbound stack, which was duly achieved. Prior to departure the crew had expected reduced viz at AMS, so were planning an autoland, but turned out to be clear as a bell. They offered me the choice of sticking to that plan, or doing it manually - I asked for auto as hadn't seen one from the front before.
Those were the days....many, many thanks to all the crews that allowed me into their office.
Was lucky enough to experience the jumpseat a number of times, and always made to feel most welcome. Best experience was a full chocks to chocks ride on a BA 757 from LHR to AMS. ATC offered a more direct routing on departure if we could climb fast enough to get over the inbound stack, which was duly achieved. Prior to departure the crew had expected reduced viz at AMS, so were planning an autoland, but turned out to be clear as a bell. They offered me the choice of sticking to that plan, or doing it manually - I asked for auto as hadn't seen one from the front before.
Those were the days....many, many thanks to all the crews that allowed me into their office.
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Those were the days. My first time in a cockpit was 1982, Monarch airlines, Luton to Milan.
A fellow classmate and myself asked the air hostess politely and she whisked us off to the flight deck, about mid-flight. We were there for ages, asking all kinds of silly questions. I remember asking the FO what would happen if the undercarriage fell off (I was only 14).
The FO even gave me his map/weather charts. An experience that is still vivid over 30 years later. It was an important part of my aviation education and love of airliners.
I can understaand the new rules, but it is a shame we can no longer have a peek into the flight deck during the flight. It's not the same when the plane is on the tarmac.
A fellow classmate and myself asked the air hostess politely and she whisked us off to the flight deck, about mid-flight. We were there for ages, asking all kinds of silly questions. I remember asking the FO what would happen if the undercarriage fell off (I was only 14).
The FO even gave me his map/weather charts. An experience that is still vivid over 30 years later. It was an important part of my aviation education and love of airliners.
I can understaand the new rules, but it is a shame we can no longer have a peek into the flight deck during the flight. It's not the same when the plane is on the tarmac.
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I had an hour on the flight deck of a Dan Air B727 in 1975 Man / Tenerife North. There was a 3 man flight crew and I was amazed when the flight engineer leaned forward from his instrument panel and throttled the engines back. He said it was because we were travelling beyond the economical air speed due the reduced weight due to fuel burn. And there was me thinking that the No 1 flew the aircraft. The flight engineer demonstrated what all the dials and indicators meant. An experience never to be repeated and never forgotten.
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OP - enjoy! Shot by me on Friday just gone, from London to Reus.
Ryanair Luton-Reus flight 29 Mar 13 - HD - YouTube
Ryanair Luton-Reus flight 29 Mar 13 - HD - YouTube
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