Originally Posted by tom911
I remember doing the overnight SFO-JFK flight a couple times, and landing just before the Concorde took off. Quite a sight to see when it went airborne.
One of the best FT events I remember, and it's been highlighted already, was the San Diego Do organized by Captain Mike and SanDiego1K. I still remember the demonstration with the explosives sniffing dog, the control tower tour and the explanation how things pretty much came to a halt when the BA 777 was crossing runways/taxi ways, and the noise monitoring program. One of the most informative events I've ever been to. If this is the correct San Diego Do, I even remember Chexfan winning a Corky Romano poster (that came out in 2001, so would have been 2000 or 2001).
Jan_AZ and Tom911,
Thanks for remembering the San Diego Do in 2001. We did have a great time. The background story to that DO that most folks don't know is that we were planning to originally have it in October of that year, not June like we did, but SanDiego1K voted for June, so June it was. With the 9/11 tragedy occurring that year, that event, in October, would have been cancelled!
I had a tough time arranging the control tower tour for 40 people in June as it was. Can you just imagine what they would have said if I wanted to do it in October? "Mister, I don't care who you are or what group of flyer fanatics you represent, you and your group ain't setting foot in this tower!!!" Civilians will probably never get an opportunity like that again - I'm sure glad we did.