July 4, 20205 yr Should I? This is my dream but I will start a new job on Monday.. i want to take my daughter and I in the flight from Sydney. Am I wrong??
July 4, 20205 yr Unless jobs are in abundance where you live, I wouldn't. Aviation may be a hobby or an obsession for you but your job is how you take care of your family.
July 4, 20205 yr Strange question. How often have you been on a 747? The first time is the same as the last one.
July 4, 20205 yr Prioritize your family and being able to afford to take care of them? Or be selfish and go on a plane? Hmmmmm. Hard one that... Edited July 4, 20205 yr by flightskyc
July 4, 20205 yr When is the last 747-400 flight? I thought Qantas had already done that?? Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
July 4, 20205 yr Family first. However, if you haven't been on a 747 before, have some spare money to spend and believe there will be easily another job or that you can make an arrangement with your new boss that you start a week later, then go for it. Some things in life cannot be repeated. Edited July 4, 20205 yr by hjsmuc Hans
July 4, 20205 yr My friend retired after being on the last Air Canada 747 flight. But he was the pilot. [email protected] - ROG Strix Z790-E - 2X16Gb G.Skill Trident DDR5 6400 CL32 - MSI RTX 4090 Suprim X - WD SN850X 2 TB M.2 - XPG S70 Blade 2 TB M.2 - MSI A1000G PCIE5 1000 W 80+ Gold PSU - Liam Li 011 Dynamic Razer case - 58" Panasonic TC-58AX800U 4K - Pico 4 VR HMD - WinWing HOTAS Orion2 MAX - ProFlight Pedals - TrackIR 5 - W11 Pro (Passmark:12574, CPU:63110-Single:4785, GPU:50688)
July 4, 20205 yr As others have said, family first. If you will absolutely lose your job, and finding another will take time, chasing the last 747 flight is a mistake. Sometimes being a grown-up sucks, and you can't always do what you want, especially if it conflicts with your responsibilities to your family. Just my 2 Cents. Best of luck with your decision. Busdriver (Bill) KPHL 8086K @5.4GHz, EVGA GTX 1080 TI FTW3, DDR4 16GB @4000MHz, Samsung 970 NVMe (M.2) Windows 10 Pro, Samsung M.2 1TB for P3D V4.5
July 4, 20205 yr Qantas jumbo joy flightshttps://simpleflying.com/qantas-boeing-747-farewell-flights/
July 4, 20205 yr Should we assume your family is OK with this and you are here to get some objective advice before making a final decision? Dugald Walker
July 4, 20205 yr Or you could do what I did and combine the two... Unknowingly I took what was to be my last ever 747-400 flight earlier this year just before the aircraft was Grounded then retired without warning. As I was actually in command of the said 747 at the time little did I know that it would not only mean my last flight on the jet that I’ve loved flying for the last 23 years , but would also mean I was out of a job. luckily for me Subsequent union negotiations have managed to temper the redundancies slightly so I will at some point be trained onto another aircraft, the same sadly can’t be said for my first Officer on that last flight. Edited July 4, 20205 yr by jon b 787 captain. Previously 24 years on 747-400.Technical advisor on PMDG 747 legacy versions QOTS 1 , FS9 and Aerowinx PS1.
July 4, 20205 yr I can't believe this is a serious question. I love the 747 as well but it's just an aeroplane. David Porrett
July 4, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, jon b said: Or you could do what I did and combine the two... Unknowingly I took what was to be my last ever 747-400 flight earlier this year just before the aircraft was Grounded then retired without warning. As I was actually in command of the said 747 at the time little did I know that it would not only mean my last flight on the jet that I’ve loved flying for the last 23 years , but would also mean I was out of a job. luckily for me Subsequent union negotiations have managed to temper the redundancies slightly so I will at some point be trained onto another aircraft, the same sadly can’t be said for my first Officer on that last flight. And thus is the life of an airline employee.
July 5, 20205 yr No! Intel 10700K @ 5.1Ghz, Asus Hero Maximus motherboard, Noctua NH-U12A cooler, Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB 3200 MHz RAM, RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, 100TB of disk storage. Klaatu barada nickto.
July 5, 20205 yr Yes, because when you are 80 years old you will look back and remember flying the 747 with your daughter and not some crappy job Matthew Kane I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me
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