Oh, to be a pilot. It’s been a dream of mine for years. I was unable in my younger years to continue pursuing this dream due to my eyesight. Back in the 70s, they had not yet come out with corrective laser surgery like today. To me, there would be no better job in the world that sitting in the cockpit of any plane at about 36,000 feet, seeing the whole world in front of you. I have about 20 hours logged of flight time so far, and I have had to scale back due to cost. Someday, I will earn my private pilots license, I just don’t know when that will be.
It’s hard to explain the feeling you get when you are in control of a plane. It’s the feeling that you are on top of the world. To see the clouds below you, the curve of the earth in front of you, to hear the rush of wind around the cockpit window, it’s just a feeling you cannot experience anywhere else. I had the opportunity back when I was 16 years old to fly in the cockpit of a 747 jumbo jet from Singapore to London. About an 8 hour trip. My family was good friends with a captain of Singapore airlines. He arranged to be the pilot on our flight that day, and invited me up for the whole flight takeoff and landings! I sat in the jump seat. Now, this would never happen today due to restriction in place for security issues. Needless to say, it is one of those moments that will stay with me till the day I die! Half way across the ocean, the copilot got up to walk around for about 20 min. and the Capt. invited me to sit in the right hand seat while he was gone. I got the opportunity to take the wheel for about 10 min under the captains. supervision. I flew a 747 with over 400 people on board! Something I will never forget!
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