Simviation Forum - Cockpit snaps

Oct 8^th, 2005 at 5:46am

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Last week our national airline SN Brussels Airlines held an Open House. A friend from our soaring association is a pilot for SN. Thanks to him, we could place a glider next to one of their Airbusses and we could also join a scenic flight over Belgium at 3000ft. I could sit in the jumpseat of the RJ100 and had the ride of my life!

Here are some photos...

preflight checks

rwy20 at Brussels Intl.

rotating

'cruising' at 3000ft and 250kts...sorry for the blur Embarrassed

port of Zeebrugge at the Canal

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Reply #1 - Oct 8^th, 2005 at 7:32am

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Lucky devil you.

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Reply #2 - Oct 8^th, 2005 at 8:19am

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WOW, did you get lucky,...he could have been fired for doing that, atleast in the US.....but I wish I was there for that

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Reply #3 - Oct 8^th, 2005 at 8:52am

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Whoa! Neat! I don't think to many people had that honour!

Great shots man.

How long did the flight take?

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Reply #4 - Oct 8^th, 2005 at 9:34am

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Good one Bones.

This goes to prove that it's not so much what you know but who you know. Wink

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Reply #5 - Oct 8^th, 2005 at 9:44am

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Thanks guys.

The flight lasted a little less than one hour. Instead of the normal climb to cruise, we stayed low so the passengers could see most of our landmarks. We went up to 7000ft, but we ended up into the clouds. Therefore, we went to 2000ft again in uncontrolled airspace! Something you don't do with an airliner every day.
Unfortunately I couldn't stay in the cockpit the entire flight because someone else also had to sit on the jumpseat for a while. Therefore no landing shots...allas.

My friend did 3 flights that day with constantly a passenger in the cockpit. Just because it was a special day I guess, otherwise it wouldn't be that easy.

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Reply #6 - Oct 8^th, 2005 at 11:31am

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nice shots! that must've been cool!

what kind of camera is that?

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Reply #7 - Oct 8^th, 2005 at 10:30pm

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Oh, how I wish I would have taken pics on my jump seat experience on a 737... Wink

Didn't wanna push my luck though, so I sat still and enjoyed the ride of my life! Grin

Nice shots! 8)

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WOW, did you get lucky,...he could have been fired for doing that, atleast in the US.....but I wish I was there for that

Not necessarily. Jump Seat is only flat out not allowed (unless you carry the correct qualifications..FAA etc...) on any revenue flight. Wink

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Reply #8 - Oct 9^th, 2005 at 5:43pm

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Thanx for sharing- what a great break!

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Reply #9 - Oct 9^th, 2005 at 9:05pm

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Fing amazing Ken!!!

Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!

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Reply #10 - Oct 12^th, 2005 at 6:43pm

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Wow. Great shots! Shocked

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Reply #11 - Oct 12^th, 2005 at 9:30pm

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WOW!!! Oustanding shots, they could get on airliners.net or jetphotos.net. In the UK going into a cockpit on a airliner isnt aloud no more, due to secruity and terriosts e.t.c before this happend tho i managed to get in a cockpit of a a320 and a 757

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Reply #12 - Oct 17^th, 2005 at 2:43am

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Nice one Ken Wink

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