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Old Aug 22, 2014 | 2:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Cloudship
One of the big items on my bucket list is a flight in a 747, seat 1A. I figure this would be the closest I was ever going to get to seeing out the cockpit windows of a real airliner. For those of you who have had this seat (or 1K, I supposed it would be very similar) - what is it like? Is it all I am imagining it would be, or is it just like looking out any other windows? Especially at night.
1A? You see nothing. The airplane tapers down severely at that point. Your side window won't show hardly anything. And it's more cramped than any other FC seat on a 747.
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