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Dalewyn 10 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: What flying was like fifty years ago

You can still go and visit the flight deck if the plane is still boarding at the gate, just ask a flight attendant.

Most pilots leave the flight deck door open until the boarding doors close and they're quite happy to receive visitors.

WalterBright 10 months ago [–]

Sometimes I'll take advantage of that and chat with a them for a few moments. Then I leave them alone because they've got more important things to do than idle chitchat with an engineer.

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