That was highly entertaining. Thanks, Jim.
My dad was a pilot for United Airlines for thirty-six years, starting as a co-pilot on DC-3s in 1952 and retiring as a captain on DC-10s in 1988. When I asked him if he missed flying he said "No". He felt like he had graduated from airplanes to office buildings with wings. That was just his own personal experience of course. Perhaps after all that time he was just tired of it.
Even though I don't like riding in airliners anymore, it was still cool to hear the very familiar sounds when the flaps and landing gear came down. Some things never change.
I think it's pretty cool how the autopilot, which used to only keep the plane flying straight and level, now does whatever they dial into the computer, and I loved the GPS that even told them exactly which taxiway to take to get to their gate. I also loved that they used several cameras so you can see everything that's going on.
Awesome stuff!
