I was on an air canada red eye flight from LA to Toronto in 1997. There were less than 20 people on the plane. About halfway through the flight, the pilot came on and made an offer. If everyone moved to the left windows on the plane and buckled in, he would roll the so we could see the comet ( Hale -Bopp) and take pictures if we wanted to. Everyone moved over, the stewardesses checked that we were buckled in, and he banked to about 30 degrees or so. It was incredible, The comet was so bright and with the tail it seemed to take up about a quarter of the sky and he flew this way for about 20 minutes, as we watched the comet from 36,000 ft. Then he rolled back level, and we returned to our seats. We all thanked the crew on the way out for the incredible show.I didn’t have a camera on me, but the memory is still vivid. The good old days, when Pilot’s weren’t locked up in the cockpit, and stewardesses were proud of the name. Air Canada got 3 A’s that flight.
Was applesauce or chocolate pudding served with the meal?......................
The rock band Chicago had their own jet. The pilot liked to climb to a very high altitude and put the plane into a steep dive so the band members could float around weightless for a couple minutes.
And when people used to clap for a good landing.