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I took my boys to the observation room of KSAT in the old terminal two weeks before they tore it down. But KSAT does allow people to go to the top floor of long term and hang out for free. Lot's of plane spotters go up there to snap pics.
I remember a few years ago, I said hi to the two pilots who were the pilots that would later pilot me and my family to Florida, but when we got on the plane, the same pilots greeted me and took me in the cockpit. They let me turn on the rotating beacon light and make a cabin announcement. When we landed in Sarasota, I was taken into the cockpit again and got to shut off the plane, and they gave me the flight status as a souvenir, that flight got me into aviation a lot more.
Here In Detroit, The Airplanes Taxi By The Parking Deck And Then Line Up With The Runway, If You Wave At The Pilots, They Will Wave Back.
Isn't it nice to come across something like this with all the horrible things going on in the news?
I went two years in a row to Asia for an orchestra tour. Both times I upgraded myself and got to sit close to the cockpit, and both times the plane was delayed at the gate. Finally, both times a pilot was hanging out, making friendly conversation and invited me to sit down in the cockpit! These were United 747's. Nice. The other time I got to sit in a cockpit was on a charter flight (again an orchestra tour, and obviously before 9/11). The pilot asked if anyone was interested in coming up there for a while. I made a beeline before he finished his sentence, and got to stay until descent.
I went two years in a row to Asia for an orchestra tour. Both times I upgraded myself and got to sit close to the cockpit, and both times the plane was delayed at the gate. Finally, both times a pilot was hanging out, making friendly conversation and invited me to sit down in the cockpit! These were United 747's. Nice. The other time I got to sit in a cockpit was on a charter flight (again an orchestra tour, and obviously before 9/11). The pilot asked if anyone was interested in coming up there for a while. I made a beeline before he finished his sentence, and got to stay until descent.
I still have a BOAC 'flight log' from around 1960 when I was 5. Has a couple pilot signatures and aircraft and flight info from a trip to Australia.
While I do not recall ever getting to visit the cockpit of an airliner back when I was that age, I do remember getting to sit in different aircraft during open houses at the bases we were stationed at while my Pops was in the AF.
Over the years, when possible, we would go to the local airport and to the observation deck (Patrick Henry International Airport had one on the old terminal) to watch the planes. Of course, times have changed and they have removed such. At least at Atlanta, the concourses overlook the runways at each end and kids have a chance to watch planes land and take off.
Kudos to the pilot for making a kid's day and getting him into aviation.
Over the years, when possible, we would go to the local airport and to the observation deck (Patrick Henry International Airport had one on the old terminal) to watch the planes. Of course, times have changed and they have removed such. At least at Atlanta, the concourses overlook the runways at each end and kids have a chance to watch planes land and take off.
Kudos to the pilot for making a kid's day and getting him into aviation.