Air Force One flying over my son's house

[Just a civilian pilot]

Beautiful plane and paint job.

 

[wpod]

I think that is a very sharp looking airplane! I hope to fly on a 747 as a passenger or pilot someday.

Don't wait too long flying on the Concorde was on my list and I waited too long.

 

[wpod]

Beautiful plane and paint job.

The best the taxpayers can fund.

 

[slo town]

Don't wait too long flying on the Concorde was on my list and I waited too long.

I agree. I thought about blowing the money to do this but never did. Now I regret not doing it. After all these years the money I would have spent wouldn't have made any difference with our current finances.

Scott

 

[slo town]

My only time on a 747 was round trip first class NY to Joburg.

Nice, but those trips to South Africa are looooong flights. I made a trip from LAX to Cape Town via Heathrow. I had a two hour layover in Heathrow, so for my point-to-point 30 hour trip, I was airborne 28 hours of it. 747 or not, I was ready to get off the plane by the time I got there. When I got to my hotel room in Cape Town I was shocked at how swollen my feet and ankles were. They looked like rubber gloves that had been blown up with compressed air!

Scott

 

[twouvakind]

I agree. I thought about blowing the money to do this but never did. Now I regret not doing it. After all these years the money I would have spent wouldn't have made any difference with our current finances.

Scott

Keep saving you sheckles , Boom and Overture will take you supersonic in the years to come. Maybe.

 

[slo town]

Keep saving you sheckles , Boom and Overture will take you supersonic in the years to come. Maybe.

One time when I was at Heathrow, I was near the end of the runway and saw a Concorde take off. The noise was astounding. I think they later put some sort of muffler type device on it to partially mitigate the noise. Cujet and Astro would probably know.

Scott

 

[TumblrDucks]

When I first see the 747-400 I'm like Kirk see the Enterprise for the first time. Magnificent plane.

 

[twouvakind]

One time when I was at Heathrow, I was near the end of the runway and saw a Concorde take off. The noise was astounding. I think they later put some sort of muffler type device on it to partially mitigate the noise. Cujet and Astro would probably know.

Scott

Hanging out at Rockaway Beach in my youth gave me a couple of Concord views in flight from JFK.

 

[SaberOne]

I used to fly first class in 747s throughout the 80s, with my employer, of course. It was fun while it lasted.

 

[JohnnyG]

Air Force 1 (Trump) flew over my house on his way to the first manned rocket launch by SpaceX. I did get a picture, but not as nice as the one the OP took.
I was surprised at how low it was flying. I could read some of the writing on it. The date was May 30, 2020.

 

[bruckus]

Worked on these many years ago as a Aircraft Technician. It was awesome watching a fully loaded 747-400 during take off standing just off the end of the runway at night.

 

[gman2304]

Keep saving you sheckles , Boom and Overture will take you supersonic in the years to come. Maybe.

The Boom aircraft facility is currently under construction at PTIA in Greensboro, N.C. They’re currently doing the grading work at PTIA. They’re having trouble finding a company to mfg their engines. Rolls Royce and GE backed out a year or so ago. Hondajet has been building their planes here for about a decade.

 

[Malo83]

You better hurry as these planes are being retired off. This might help you find where you can attempt to fly on one.

Lufthansa's Queen: Where The Boeing 747-400 Is Flying This Week

Lufthansa's B747-400s are used on seven routes.

simpleflying.com

I flew on a TWA 747 to Europe as a kid. I was too young to appreciate or remember much about it.

Flew on a UNITED 747 from Frisco to GUAM on military orders back in the 70's, it was huge inside.

 

[FowVay]

I took my lovely wife to London for valentines day. Since I hadn't gotten her any flowers or candy I was in a bind. We left JFK on the morning of 14 February and landed in London just in time for afternoon tea - 3 hours and 18 minutes to cross the Atlantic. I am like many of you in the sense that I'm glad I did it when I had the chance. It was a luxury treat that I'll never forget. Plus, it got me out of the doghouse with the misses.

 

[slo town]

I took my lovely wife to London for valentines day. Since I hadn't gotten her any flowers or candy I was in a bind. We left JFK on the morning of 14 February and landed in London just in time for afternoon tea - 3 hours and 18 minutes to cross the Atlantic. I am like many of you in the sense that I'm glad I did it when I had the chance. It was a luxury treat that I'll never forget. Plus, it got me out of the doghouse with the misses.View attachment 136693View attachment 136694View attachment 136695

One thing I always liked about the Concorde was its long legs.

Scott

 

[Number_35]

Don't wait too long flying on the Concorde was on my list and I waited too long.

As part of Expo 86 (in Vancouver) they were offering short flights on the Concorde. They would take off, head west over the Pacific, go supersonic briefly, and come back.

I wish I'd done it, but $300 was too much for me at the time.

 

[FowVay]

I wish I'd done it, but $300 was too much for me at the time.

You don't want to know what a walk-up fair to London cost. I don't think I could gain access to the Concorde Room (the lounge for Concorde passengers) for $300.

But, it's all just memories now. Never ever forget that life has an expiration date.

 

[4WD]

See that first window? I sat in that seat on a flight between Honolulu, and Seoul, Korea on Korean Air. Notice It is actually ahead of the pilot.

Yup - had those on a few flights - some had storage in front of you …

 

[4WD]

Don't wait too long flying on the Concorde was on my list and I waited too long.

Me too … worse yet I let enough air miles expire …