Author Topic: AA pilot's eye view of a three-day trip: BOS-CDG (Read 5648 times)

Dan · « **on:** March 11, 2011, 10:56:53 AM »

This has been around for a while, but it's a fun video to watch for any airplane junkies.
Turn off your speakers if you don't want to hear the goyishe music

Avid Reader · « **Reply #1 on:** March 11, 2011, 11:23:39 AM »

Anyone here think of becoming a pilot and getting paid to see the world for free?

AsherO · « **Reply #2 on:** March 11, 2011, 02:16:06 PM »

Quote from: Avid Reader on March 11, 2011, 11:23:39 AM

Anyone here think of becoming a pilot and getting paid to see the world for free?

I know two people who live in CH who are pilots (private licenses).

Avid Reader · « **Reply #3 on:** March 11, 2011, 03:05:30 PM »

Quote from: AsherO on March 11, 2011, 02:16:06 PM

I know two people who live in CH who are pilots (private licenses).

Are they DDF members? Do they do this for a business or just pleasure?
I've heard there is at least one member here who's a pilot (he'll announce himself if he wants).

AsherO · « **Reply #4 on:** March 11, 2011, 03:08:06 PM »

Quote from: Avid Reader on March 11, 2011, 03:05:30 PM

Are they DDF members? Do they do this for a business or just pleasure?

Non members. I know one pilots wife reads DDFP. Both for leisure, I even got an offer to come for a ride.

Avid Reader · « **Reply #5 on:** March 11, 2011, 03:11:33 PM »

Quote from: AsherO on March 11, 2011, 03:08:06 PM

I even got an offer to come for a ride.

Um, can you bring a friend

Dan · « **Reply #6 on:** March 11, 2011, 03:15:44 PM »

Quote from: Avid Reader on March 11, 2011, 03:11:33 PM

Um, can you bring a friend

+1

AsherO · « **Reply #7 on:** March 11, 2011, 03:33:34 PM »

Quote from: Avid Reader on March 11, 2011, 03:11:33 PM

Um, can you bring a friend

I can, but considering he only has a few hundred flying hours under his belt, I'm hesitant about taking him up on the offer.

plane.love · « **Reply #8 on:** March 12, 2011, 01:00:44 PM »

Quote from: AsherO on March 11, 2011, 03:33:34 PM

I can, but considering he only has a few hundred flying hours under his belt, I'm hesitant about taking him up on the offer.

Few hundred is pretty good for a PPL

Cholentfresser · « **Reply #9 on:** March 12, 2011, 07:12:06 PM »

I have a cousin who's a pilot. he gives flying lessons in california.

AsherO · « **Reply #10 on:** March 12, 2011, 09:20:02 PM »

Quote from: plane.love on March 12, 2011, 01:00:44 PM

Few hundred is pretty good for a PPL

I was probably exaggerating, I don't know the exact number.

me · « **Reply #11 on:** March 12, 2011, 09:31:42 PM »

I went up with a friend in a tiny 4 seater plane in the summer. Probably one of the most exciting things I have ever done in my life. You cant understand it until you're up in the air...

A3 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 12, 2011, 09:43:45 PM »

They have groupons all the time for flying lessons. Just take a flying lesson. It's a lot of fun.

Avid Reader · « **Reply #13 on:** March 12, 2011, 09:53:42 PM »

Quote from: me on March 12, 2011, 09:31:42 PM

I went up with a friend in a tiny 4 seater plane in the summer. Probably one of the most exciting things I have ever done in my life. You cant understand it until you're up in the air...

I got a ride in a six seater many years ago in the Catskill mountains and it was a great experience (although I nearly vomited twice on some of the dips...).

I would love to do it again.

This past summer my brother and I were in the White mountains of New Hampshire. I asked a nice pilot there if we can pay him for a ride around the mountains but he said he couldn't do it because his insurance (which is apparently very expensive) wouldn't cover us. He didn't think any of the other private pilots would do it either for the same reason.