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| ZS-SNC at the departure gate in Munich |
A friend of mine has a brother who flies for SAA and he tried to book on the same flights as I was on between Joburg and Munich. Unfortunately he wasn't able to get them, but he did find out that one of the pilots on the same flight as me I'd met through my friend at the Margate airshow some years ago. We mounted a video camera in his Extra to record this aerobatic display from inside the plane. My friend arranged that I could meet him and have a quick tour of the flight deck before we took off.
I waited at the departure gate well before the flight so as not to miss the pilots boarding. Eventually they arrived and I introduced myself and as soon as I boarded, was allowed to visit the flight deck while the pilots did the pre-flight checks and setups. It was the first time I'd been in the cockpit of an Airbus A340, and it was very interesting.
What was an added surprise was I had my seat upgraded to business class, and my sincere appreciation goes to the Purser and my pilot on the flight .
After a good meal and numerous attempts to get the entertainment system to work properly, which also resulted in what appeared to be a complete blackout in the aircraft lighting circuit, I fully reclined my seat and went to sleep.
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