Fun Fact: I was amongst the group of people that welcomed the first UPS aircraft to Burbank. I drove the pushback tug and watched over the belly loading on the 757s. It was a contract with Ameriflight, not sure how it's structured now.You should try landing an A300-600 there. The shaking usually subsided after I got to the hotel and had my first dinner beverage.
No, I was a full time student with a full time job that wanted to work part time so I wouldn't burn out. The only reason I got the job was because I could go 15 mph in the tug pushing the tow bar without swerving off of the service road. It was a fun time in my life, things were a lot different then. I'll always recommend line service as a job for anyone going to school for anything aviation related. The hours can be flexible and the networking opportunities are plentiful.
Yeah, there is an approach to 15, which I think United used back in the 80s when they were operating 767s to O Hare to and from Burbank. Otherwise preference is for 8, depart 15. Fedex and UPS operate A300s at Burbank and Santa Ana routinely. Burbank is pretty tight, taxiing, everything just seems compact. Santa Ana seems more roomy but really isn't.
I've departed on every runway at SFO now but I still have yet to land on the the 10's or the 1's. I don't think the 1's have happened in a while.
