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[Closed] I got to fly a 747 today...

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...in an industrial flight simulator.

Tremendous fun. Take off from Gatwick tour of London and return. Managed to successfully take-off, circuit and land without crashing. Accidentally landed at Dunsfold rather than Gatwick, but managed to stop before the end of the runway (-after some skidding) and certainly no worse than many Ryanair flights I've had.... Not sure I'd have enough space to get airborne again.

The response of the simulator on a hard landing was brilliant. MUST do it again. 😀

 
Posted : 14/11/2017 9:15 pm
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Can you take kryton with you next time?

 
Posted : 14/11/2017 9:19 pm
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Would that not be classed as a leisure trip and thus be fine anyway?

 
Posted : 14/11/2017 9:21 pm
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What shape was the Earth from up there?

Most envious BTW. Was it all in realtime?

 
Posted : 14/11/2017 9:21 pm
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I prefer a seat in front of the pilot.

(Not always while wearing Spesh 2F0s, I hasten to add.)

 
Posted : 14/11/2017 9:25 pm
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😀

 
Posted : 14/11/2017 9:27 pm
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*Thinks* I'm sure I've seen a 747 at Dunsfold on the telly.
That wasn't you as well was it?

 
Posted : 14/11/2017 9:28 pm
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Yup, all in realtime, Eddy.

CFH. I'll finally get to try this in January. Really looking forward to it.

 
Posted : 14/11/2017 9:29 pm
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The father in law used to run the lynx simulator for the navy, had a couple of goes in it, pretty impressive when you lose control and go into a crash

 
Posted : 14/11/2017 9:30 pm
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Imma give this a whirl at some point in the not very distant future...

[url= https://www.virtual-aerospace.com/product/vulcan-bomber-flight-simulator/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI96aSvIO_1wIVbrXtCh2SYQvBEAAYASAAEgLoafD_BwE ]Vulcan, you say?[/url]

Then have a go in a (fake) Phantom

 
Posted : 14/11/2017 9:42 pm
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Pics or it didn't happen 😆

(Just jealous really)

 
Posted : 14/11/2017 9:47 pm
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Should've asked them to simulate the Dunsfold runway as a treadmill, then you could easily have taken of again.

 
Posted : 14/11/2017 9:49 pm
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Should've asked them to simulate the Dunsfold runway as a treadmill, then you could easily have taken of again.

Don’t be ridiculous.

You’d need a conveyor belt.

 
Posted : 14/11/2017 9:51 pm

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