Originally Posted by trooper

Brilliant!

My Dad did an extensive trip around that time...maybe a little earlier... and it was pretty vanilla... until he was asked to attend one more conference before returning....

He agreed... but insisted on being home by the previously planned date.

As it turned out the only way that could happen apparently was to book him in First on QF for the last leg....

This was before Business class... and upstairs on the 747 was a lounge....

the only other passenger in First was a QF senior pilot.... who asked Dad if he had any flying experience.... when Dad mentioned that he had started flying training as a young man but only did 8 or so hours in a Tiger moth he was dragged to the Flight Deck for a good look around...yes... inflight.

Those were the days...