macca22au Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 If you have ever flown in the jumpseat, in the days when the captain could invite you up to the flightdeck, this was very much the view, straight-ahead that you got. This camera angle replicates the experience extremely accurately. I got hours on flight decks in the olden days, just passed my pilot's licence forward and got everything from take-off to landing (with time out in the middle to enjoy a wine and food). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Nice one Ian. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lthendrix Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 too bad those days are history .... nice shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Meson Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Nice shot Ian, I too remember it well, with the best one, up front for a landing at Hong Kong Rwy 13, loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Fly the aircraft, then enjoy wine, and then fly the aircraft again? Some thing wrong there me thinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca22au Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 No, I was a sight-seer in the jumpseat, not the pilot in command or FO. When I flew my GA aircraft as PIC I adhered to the old 8 hours between throttle and bottle rule religiously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockliffe Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Nice one Ian. I don't mean to brag (but I'm going to anyway) my claim to fame was in the early eighties, when I was working for a TV station. We were making an in-house programme for Arriflex and the subject matter was promoting the speed of their new lenses. They liked the idea of the speed of lenses being associated with the speed of something fast, and this was where Concord came in. I took off from JFK in the jump seat of Concord to film from the cockpit. Unfortunately due to the AOA and the position of the jump seat, it proved impossible to get the shot! Anyway, it's a memory and experience I hold very close to my heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca22au Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 I could never match that. What a great experience to have had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockliffe Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I could never match that. What a great experience to have had. It was Ian. I feel very honoured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty744 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Great shot! Atleast we can all experience airliner realism with the NGX on our home simulators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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