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[flyzimex]

Broke, did you really fly the concorde? If so, how old are you?

IF he flew the Concorde he's not necessarily THAT old. A friend of mine has flown with a bunch of retired Concorde drivers at EasyJet in the UK within the last couple of years. Said it was some of the most relaxed, yet professional dudes he ever flew with. Guess they've got nothing to prove.

Must be nice to collect BA retirement on top of EZ captain pay :beer:.

 

[brokeflyer]

IF he flew the Concorde he's not necessarily THAT old. A friend of mine has flown with a bunch of retired Concorde drivers at EasyJet in the UK within the last couple of years. Said it was some of the most relaxed, yet professional dudes he ever flew with. Guess they've got nothing to prove.

Must be nice to collect BA retirement on top of EZ captain pay :beer:.

that is why I took the early out.....no need for to have that while junior guys are sweating a furlough

 

[Helmsalee]

Yes, Braniff crews flew the Concorde. BA crew would cross the pond to IAD(I think) and a Braniff crew would take the plane on to Dallas. The US leg had to be flown subsonic though.:bawling:

 

[brokeflyer]

Yes, Braniff crews flew the Concorde. BA crew would cross the pond to IAD(I think) and a Braniff crew would take the plane on to Dallas. The US leg had to be flown subsonic though.:bawling:

that is correct.

 

[clydefastly]

Hey Broke, did you ever get to fly the Concorde supersonic?

 

[brokeflyer]

Hey Broke, did you ever get to fly the Concorde supersonic?

not "offically"....hahaha


no, only in a sim.

 

[clydefastly]

Just out of curiosity how does it compare(in general) in performance to the X at subsonic cruise?

 

[brokeflyer]

its been MANY MANY years, there was a very large performance gap i went through back then up to 10 yrs ago when i got the X. But I do remember not having any performance problems AT ALL. Climbing at .95 was kinda nifty.

 

[brokeflyer]

anyone else think its kinda crappy to take a week vacation in MVY while the country is in shambles?

maybe AT LEAST do some ground breaking legislature, then go take a break.

I voted for Obama and I feel like a kid who just found out Santa isnt real.

 

[clydefastly]

anyone else think its kinda crappy to take a week vacation in MVY while the country is in shambles?

maybe AT LEAST do some ground breaking legislature, then go take a break.

I voted for Obama and I feel like a kid who just found out Santa isnt real.

I'm out of the country, what happened?