I spent a lot of time on the DC-10. United Airlines from Dulles to Denver then a hop to Albuquerque (my home away from home). I had to be in Albuquerque about once every three weeks so I used the same flights every time. The flight crews knew me and the rental car folks knew my voice when I called.
One of my favorite planes to fly was the old twin engine Convair flown by North Central Airlines. When I was young I flew on those a few times and loved it. Also flew one flight in the early 70s on a Douglas DC-7. I love flying in propeller-driven aircraft.
I can’t believe I’m going to miss out on the 747. What a bummer.
The one and only DC-10 I was in apparently deployed the speed brakes (or something) as we were coming into Denver from Los Angeles. Maybe they needed to scrub altitude quickly or we were coming up on somebody too fast.
All I know was I was hanging in the seat belt. Wow.
Maybe President Trump will hire me and THEN I’ll get to ride on a 747 or two. LOL
Convair 580.