Originally Posted by
WindowSeat123
Wonderful news. Hard to imagine a pilot from a US carrier doing the same though.
Many years ago I was on board an Alaska Airlines B727-200 en route from LAX to SEA. North of Sacramento, the Captain made an announcement concerning air traffic control delays due to weather that went something like this, "Folks, we can proceed directly to the Seattle area and then be placed in a holding pattern or we can take a little aerial tour of Mt. Shasta which is just ahead of us". Mt. Shasta is a rather large volcano located in northern California which has a summit elevation of 14,162 feet. So that's what we did. The 727 did two complete 360 degree turns around Mt. Shasta. It was a beautiful afternoon with great visibility so we got a good look at the volcano. We then continued on to SEA.
This was the only time I've had the opportunity to do a bit of aerial sightseeing from a jetliner.