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RobinB
10-10-2005, 01:34 PM
Last week, I did a "country tour" to visit my coastal business partners. We flew BA from Johannesburg International to Durban International - nothing out of the ordinary. next leg was S A AirLink on a dash 8 from Durban to East London - fun, have not been in a dash 8 for a while. next leg was again S A AirLink from East London to Port Elizabeth (and this was the one trip I decided not to bring my camera with me - VERY SILLY) - this time i mentioned to the air hostess that I was a JP member etc etc - next thing, i was summoned to the cockpit (Jetstream 41) and invited to spend the rest of the flight "up front". VERY COOL and a wonderful experience. next leg was Port Elizabeth to Cape Town on a DC-9. Did the "JP member" bit and again, an invite to the cockpit. This time I nicked my boss' camera (Sony Cybershot) and got some pics. last leg was BA from cape Town back to Johannesburg - however, flight very full and no invite this time. However, what a super trip from East London to PLZ to CTN.
MaxPower
10-10-2005, 01:52 PM
Last week, I did a "country tour" to visit my coastal business partners. We flew BA from Johannesburg International to Durban International - nothing out of the ordinary. next leg was S A AirLink on a dash 8 from Durban to East London - fun, have not been in a dash 8 for a while. next leg was again S A AirLink from East London to Port Elizabeth (and this was the one trip I decided not to bring my camera with me - VERY SILLY) - this time i mentioned to the air hostess that I was a JP member etc etc - next thing, i was summoned to the cockpit (Jetstream 41) and invited to spend the rest of the flight "up front". VERY COOL and a wonderful experience. next leg was Port Elizabeth to Cape Town on a DC-9. Did the "JP member" bit and again, an invite to the cockpit. This time I nicked my boss' camera (Sony Cybershot) and got some pics. last leg was BA from cape Town back to Johannesburg - however, flight very full and no invite this time. However, what a super trip from East London to PLZ to CTN. You're such a lucky man.. Maybe I will mention the same too to my next trip.. hahaha :lol: Will you do a flight report with the pictures included ?
Crunk415balla
10-11-2005, 11:20 PM
Thats pretty lucky, too bad here in the US you can't visit the cockpit inflight.
fly1346
10-12-2005, 12:32 AM
I never got rejected a cockpit visit on PIA, and I told them im an aviation photographer!
Mungous
10-12-2005, 02:24 AM
If I told em that down here they'd probably just give me a funny look :lol:
RobinB
10-12-2005, 07:20 AM
Pics from cockpit visit on ZS-TRG DC-9-32

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MaxPower
10-12-2005, 09:58 AM
Very nice robin.. Thanks forsharing the cockpit photos ....Alwaysgreat to see a dc9 office :wink: