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Who (a.net Member) Flew The Concorde?

Bongo From Colombia, joined Oct 2003, 1858 posts, RR: 5
Posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 2365 times:

I did it...back in 1.985 from Paris (CDG I guess) to NY JFK. Don´t know the AF reg. number. I still have the bag with toothbrush, magazine and some other souvenirs like pics taken by me. I remember a very short visit to the cockpit. Flight was only 3 hours and half and I remember that we left around 11:30 AM from Paris and arrived like at 10 AM in NY and was funny to me because I lived the same time twice in one day (from 10 AM to 11:30 AM).
It is of course an experience I will never forget.
And you?

[Edited 2006-10-13 19:12:27]

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RichardPrice From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 2350 times:

I did a Bay of Biscay roundtrip, best thing I ever did tbh.

OHLHD From Finland, joined Dec 2004, 3962 posts, RR: 27
Reply 2, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 2317 times:

One of the A.net members was a F/A on the Concorde. Can´t remeber who that was.

I think FLYSSC was it. Smile

Vc10 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 1381 posts, RR: 17
Reply 3, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 2309 times:

For 23 years man and boy, but never got to see Father Christmas cry

littlevc10

TristarSteve From Sweden, joined Nov 2005, 3687 posts, RR: 34
Reply 4, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 2267 times:

I flew Air France round the bay from ARN., and not many have done that! There was only one flight ever and I got a free ticket !!!

N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 80
Reply 5, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 2255 times:

I never got to fly it, and that is sad. There is a certain banned A.net member living up in Baton Rouge who flew Concorde something like 12 times. I think you can figure out his SN

Mangeons les French fries, mais surtout pratiquons avec fierte le French kiss

Fbgdavidson From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 3687 posts, RR: 32
Reply 6, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 2233 times:

BA001 Concorde: LHR-JFK September 2002 (by Fbgdavidson Oct 14 2004 in Trip Reports)
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=4287443727
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=4287432697

"My first job was selling doors, door to door, that's a tough job innit" - Bill Bailey

A300 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 453 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 2228 times:

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I flew AF JFK-CDG-JFK in the winter of 2000 for my 30th birthday. I used 200000 Delta miles. It was my gift to myself!

Boland Aseman Jayegah Man Ast.

Door5Right From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2005, 707 posts, RR: 18
Reply 8, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 2213 times:

Three times, once as a guest of BA which was nice!

My soul is in the sky...

Ba757gla From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2006, 751 posts, RR: 2
Reply 9, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 2157 times:

i was stared to save up for the concorde when they were retired . tough luck!

Wrighbrothers From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2005, 1875 posts, RR: 10
Reply 10, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 2151 times:

I never flew her, as I was too young to go staff travel and too poor to go as a commercial passenger banghead

However, my father flew on Concorde on a test flight when he worked on her with BA, I beleive it G-BOAG (now at Seattle) during the 1980's when he was incharge of getting her in service.

Wrighbrothers

Always stand up for what is right, even if it means standing alone..

AirxLiban From Lebanon, joined Oct 2003, 4491 posts, RR: 55
Reply 11, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 2149 times:

10 June 2003 BA 001 LHR-JFK G-BOAG 23A

Here I am on board the aircraft:

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Click here for bigger photo!

Photo © Alexander Gill

And the proof:

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PARIS, FRANCE...THE BEIRUT OF EUROPE.

JGPH1A From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 12, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 2143 times:

20Jul97 BA004 G-BOAD JFK LHR

It was FABulous - got a brilliant Hotline deal (GBP640.00 subsonic outbound, Concorde return), spent the weekend at the Plaza, HEUUUGE stretch limo to the Concorde entrance at JFK T7, smoked salmony nibblies in the god-awful Terence Conran lounge, then 3 hours of pampering and champagne across the Atlantic. Best flight ever.

DreamsUnited From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 264 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 2135 times:

I never got to fly on it, I devoted every second of my time learning about it, reading, watching shows and such, I always thought when I was older I WAS going to fly on her, lets just say when I heard they were going to retire her; it was the saddest day of my life... cry

-Josh

Do not abort a takeoff because a cockpit window pops open!

RAFVC10 From Spain, joined Sep 2005, 1980 posts, RR: 8
Reply 14, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2134 times:

When I were travel agent, British Airways made a fam trip to fly from BCN to LHR in a Concorde.

My father and me were awarded with two one way tickets.

G-BOAD were the aircraft. The flight were to ATH and there the plane took speed and GO TO LONDON!!!

The flight time from ATH to LON were of only one hour.

Sadly, my father died only two weeks before of this flight.

I'll miss you.

Gerard

El dia que los gilipollas vuelen, no podremos ver la luz del sol!

JGPH1A From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 15, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 2119 times:

Quoting DreamsUnited (Reply 13):
when I heard they were going to retire her; it was the saddest day of my life...

The day the last 3 Concordes landed at LHR, I was all choked up - this close to weeping into my pillow ! cry

ClassicLover From Ireland, joined Mar 2004, 4520 posts, RR: 26
Reply 16, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 23 hours ago) and read 2109 times:

Quoting JGPH1A (Reply 15):
The day the last 3 Concordes landed at LHR, I was all choked up - this close to weeping into my pillow !

I watched that live on the BBC in Sydney... couldn't believe I missed flying on her... but it was awesome to see three land in a row. If only that was regular...

I do quite enjoy a spot of flying - more so when it's not in Economy!

Goldorak From France, joined Sep 2006, 1672 posts, RR: 3
Reply 17, posted (6 years 7 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 2013 times:

I flew CDG-JFK-CDG in january 2002 on AF SSC (don't know registration). Absolutely fabulous and unexpected great spring weather in NYC (in january !). It's an unforgettable souvenir. I kept everything : menus, baggage tags, boarding passes, etc. And I have nice diplomas i my bedroom to prove that I crossed twice the sound barrier !

Legoguy From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2006, 3301 posts, RR: 44
Reply 18, posted (6 years 7 months 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1990 times:

Sadily I never got to fly on concorde, although I have had the privledge of Viewing around the test concorde at Duxford, as well as a BA concorde in Scotland (I forget where, it's at some small random museum in the middle of no where). Also I got to sit in the Queen's favourite seat Smile

- number 1A

Can you say 'Beer Can' without sounding like a Jamaican saying 'Bacon'?

JGPH1A From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 19, posted (6 years 7 months 2 days ago) and read 1986 times:

Quoting Legoguy (Reply 18):
Also I got to sit in the Queen's favourite seat - number 1A

Ahem - that's MY seat. And no Cornish-style 'queen' jokes, if you please !

Cambrian From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 617 posts, RR: 5
Reply 20, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 4 days ago) and read 1921 times:

I flew LHR-BGI in 1999- it was a party the whole way down- about 3h 45 to Barbados, and we arrived early in the morning, refreshed and with an extra day to our holiday.

I will never forget the experience and the exhilarating take off. What a wonderful flight that was!

1stfl94 From United Kingdom, joined May 2006, 1454 posts, RR: 0
Reply 21, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 6 days ago) and read 1875 times:

My mum's boss always used to use Concorde when going to New York. Strange because anywhere else he said he could only fit into a First Class seat but somehow managed to squeeze into Concorde Smile

Did seem to have a lot of maintenance trouble though, a couple of times they would have to be squeezed into the available First and Club seats on the standard flights. I'd hate to be the agent who has to rebook 100 First Class passengers.

COERJ From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 238 posts, RR: 0
Reply 22, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 1864 times:

I believe I have been on the concorde over 2000 times as an elite captain for BA. When it was removed from the skies BA layed me off and I ended up on a CO ERJ-145. I prefer the Embraers...

Keep dreaming...

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