sbe
Well-Known Member
...I highly suggest a visit to your friendly neighborhood airline training center.
Last weekend I was at the airshow at SUS, flew over with a friend and helped out with the Lockheed Constellation that the Airline History Museum flies, as I'm a member of the organization. Well, the two pilots of the "Connie" on that trip are both 767 capts for AA (former TWA) and also sim instructors.
Myself, the friend I flew over with, and another pilot that was along on the trip were invited to spend the entire evening Sunday at the American training facility at STL. Specifically, in the 767 sim.
The smile grew on my face immediately after the first takeoff and didn't leave for at least 36 hours afterwards.
It's still about all I can think about - what an incredible experience, and to have a pilot with 7000hrs in the 767 in the right seat explaining everything....wow.
In all, I did two takeoffs (we were set up on Rwy 19L at MCI) and two ILSes, one in VMC the next in IMC, then he demonstrated the autoland capabilities and I basically just sat there and watched the plane fly a Category III ILS. Amazing. At the end I had almost an hour in the left seat and about 3 more hours watching everyone else. An experience I won't soon forget, and talk about lighting a fire under your butt!
Sarah
Last weekend I was at the airshow at SUS, flew over with a friend and helped out with the Lockheed Constellation that the Airline History Museum flies, as I'm a member of the organization. Well, the two pilots of the "Connie" on that trip are both 767 capts for AA (former TWA) and also sim instructors.
Myself, the friend I flew over with, and another pilot that was along on the trip were invited to spend the entire evening Sunday at the American training facility at STL. Specifically, in the 767 sim.
The smile grew on my face immediately after the first takeoff and didn't leave for at least 36 hours afterwards.
In all, I did two takeoffs (we were set up on Rwy 19L at MCI) and two ILSes, one in VMC the next in IMC, then he demonstrated the autoland capabilities and I basically just sat there and watched the plane fly a Category III ILS. Amazing. At the end I had almost an hour in the left seat and about 3 more hours watching everyone else. An experience I won't soon forget, and talk about lighting a fire under your butt!
Sarah