Originally Posted by
mermaid05:
“Tell us
I like planes I just get scared on flights.....but on my trip to Athens the lovely pilot invited me into the cockpit
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OMG mermaid, that was so nice of the pilot to invite you to the cockpit
I am what other people would call a 'geek' with planes, It may have started because my elder brother Tony was a BA chief streward, but I have a passion for all planes, especially 747 <sighs>. I get very emotional when on a plane for take off, it's not because I am nervous, It's a happy feeling to the extent where my heart is going to explode with excitement...LOL I even cry when I see a 747 taking off or landing <guys arrive from the lunatic assylum with white coat for me>
I first went on a 747 when I flew to montreal for the first time, I was like a kid, (flew with Air France) and I can honestly say that when I asked the stewardess about my obsession about the plane and whether I could have a tour, i.e. have a look upstairs on first class, she went out of her way to take me on a tour and that even included the cockpit too
You were very lucky to have been invited

as allot of the airlines have banned such a request for safety purposes, due to 9/11
My dream holiday (and it will happen one day), will be going to the Netherland Antillies to an Island called St Maarten
you will see why from this clip
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=U1YHn9...elated&search=
<big sigh and a few tears>