Murdock Can Fly!
May 24, 2005 Posted by Roger Overton
That's
me flying a Boeing 717. Scary thought isn't it? My stepfather, who works
for Boeing, won a raffle for a free hour in the flight simulator with
two guests- my mom and I. Our instructor was cool enough to let us each
have a shot at take off and landing, which ended up taking two hours.
These aren't open to the public, and for employees it costs $150 an
hour per person. So we got quite a deal.
Here's the specs
and a small picture of the outside of the simulator. It runs on a 6
point axis of motion, meaning you feel everything. The trainer told us
that after he trains a pilot in one of these they are certified to fly
for any airline, without having ever flown a real airplane. That's how
real these things are.
So how'd I do?
Apparently quite well. He decided to throw some weather conditions in
on me to mess me up a bit but I handled it okay. It certainly isn't
easy. Pressure on the yoke can build up quickly and before you know it
it feels like you're lifting weights. Of course that wouldn't be a
problem if the auto-pilot were on, but that's no fun is it? So now I
really am Murdock from the A-Team. Not only am I crazy, but I can fly
too!
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May 24th, 2005 at 5:38 pm
THAT IS SO AWESOME, ROGER! I AM SO JEALOUS!
shell
May 24th, 2005 at 7:45 pm
I ain't gettin' on no plane, fool!
May 24th, 2005 at 7:59 pm
Just take it easy B.A., I've got some yummy milk for you…