My first flight was when I was 7, from Sydney to Cairns (CNS) on TAA (Trans-Australian Airlines which subsequently became Australian Airlines and then was swallowed up into Qantas). I remember that we had to stop at Brisbane on the way up and we used the back steps in the 727. Unfortunately our bags didn't complete the journey with us and came the next day. My brother and I got the junior flight bag or whatever. We also got two trips up to the cockpit for the two legs of the trip. I was hooked from that moment.