Originally Posted by
youngt2
One time the (or a) pilot of the NRT-KIX route address the upper deck of our 747. He asked us how much we thought the planes total weight was. Someone guessed 80 tons, but it was more like 200 tons. Then gave the normal thanks speech.
It was different and made me smile, it should happen more often!
Personally, I think they should let us take turns on the controls. I managed a forward roll in a 747 training sim once. I'd love to see if the real thing could survive it.
