Your first ever flight

[aeropilot]

Seeing as we're now doing list of all types flown in.......here's mine

Piper Cherokee 140
Cessna 170
Cessna 206 Floatplane
Eurocopter A-Star
BAC One-Eleven
BAe 146
Canadair RJ700
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Airbus A319/A320/A321
Boeing 727
Boeing 737-300/400/700
Airbus A330
Boeing 757
Boeing 767-200/300
Boeing 777
Boeing 787
McDonnell Douglas DC-10
Lockheed Tristar
Airbus A340
Boeing 747-200/400
Airbus A380



Oh and these 3

Douglas DC-3/C-47
North American B-25D Mitchell
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress

[magpie215]

aeropilot said:

Douglas DC-3/C-47
North American B-25D Mitchell
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress

[Jamp]

Manx Airlines BAe ATP on Heathrow to Ronaldsway for me. December 1991 when I was 7. I recall it was 7hr late which must have dampened my excitement a bit, but the extent of delay might have been exaggerated by my young mind.

Shame the ATP didn't do better commercially. Given the later success of the Q400 and ATRs on broadly the same format, it seems like it came before its time. Interesting they still serve the IOM and CIs for post every night.

Some enthusiasts at the aircraft museum at IOM airport are refurbing a Manx ATP as an exhibit which I'd like to visit when it's done.



Glad to see others clearly keep a geeky flight log also! I'm just coming up for my 200th flight and 200k miles. Anyone know how to find aircraft reg from a date and flight number long in the past?

My types flown are (in order of appearance!):
BAe ATP, BAe 146, 767, BN Trislander, Lockheed Tristar, 757, Hawker Sidley HS748, Sikorski S61N, BN Islander, Douglas DC3, A320, Cessna 172, BAe J31, 737, 777, Fokker F70, EMB145, 747, A330, F100, EMB190, Bombardier Q400, Fairchild Metroliner, MD80, Dornier D228, F50, ATR72, A380, CRJ200, dH Beaver, 787, A340, Saab 340, ATR42, A350.

[Speed 3]

Jamp said:

Shame the ATP didn't do better commercially. Given the later success of the Q400 and ATRs on broadly the same format, it seems like it came before after its time. Interesting they still serve the IOM and CIs for post every night.

FTFY.....

One of my early career experiences was accepting an ATP from the factory at Woodford for what was then the world's favourite airline. We never really wanted them but BAe virtually gave them to us at a time we were imminently needing a 748 replacement for the Scottish operations. The things were junk - take all the worst features of the 748 and add a load of new crap. Don't know anyone who flew or maintained them that had any fondness for them.

[HoHoHo]

Me........

Lots and lots of different planes over the last 50 years but one I remember as if it were yesterday..................

CONCORDE







So fk you lot

[JeremyH5]

HoHoHo said:

Me........

Lots and lots of different planes over the last 50 years but one I remember as if it were yesterday..................

CONCORDE







So fk you lot

[magpie215]

Speed 3 said:

Jamp said:

Shame the ATP didn't do better commercially. Given the later success of the Q400 and ATRs on broadly the same format, it seems like it came before after its time. Interesting they still serve the IOM and CIs for post every night.

FTFY.....

One of my early career experiences was accepting an ATP from the factory at Woodford for what was then the world's favourite airline. We never really wanted them but BAe virtually gave them to us at a time we were imminently needing a 748 replacement for the Scottish operations. The things were junk - take all the worst features of the 748 and add a load of new crap. Don't know anyone who flew or maintained them that had any fondness for them.

ATP.......another tecnical problem..also
Alternative transport provided. Lol

Also read a Manx memo telling staff to stop referring to the ATPs as Skodas.....back when Skodas were rubbish.

[CanAm]

Dr Jekyll said:

Mine

BAC111
Boeing 720B/737/747/757/767
Trident
Viscount
Chipmunk
Grumman AA5
Rapide
DC3
Cessna 152
PA28
BAe 146
BAe ATP
Dash 8
ATR 42
Twin Otter
Tiger Moth
Dash 8
Concorde
Airbus A319/A320/A321
Robinson R22
Bell Jetranger
Eurocopter Squirrel

You are Eric Brown AICMFP.

[eccles]

I managed to get jolleys in quite a few types whilst I was in the RAF and working on the visiting aircraft section.
My flown in list is....

Chipmunk
Sedburg and T-21 gliders
VC-10
Tristar
737
DC-3
C-130
Bolkow 105
Jet ranger
Gazelle
Puma
Lynx
Wessex
Various Cessna's
Pa28
Beagle Pup
Vans RV-7 and RV-8

And to top it all a couple of hours in the back of a Tornado before I left the RAF including a nice chunk of low level through Wales and over my parents house.

[magpie215]

eccles said:

And to top it all a couple of hours in the back of a Tornado before I left the RAF including a nice chunk of low level through Wales and over my parents house.

I think your winning so far....

[Jamp]

magpie215 said:

Speed 3 said:

Jamp said:

Shame the ATP didn't do better commercially. Given the later success of the Q400 and ATRs on broadly the same format, it seems like it came before after its time. Interesting they still serve the IOM and CIs for post every night.

FTFY.....

One of my early career experiences was accepting an ATP from the factory at Woodford for what was then the world's favourite airline. We never really wanted them but BAe virtually gave them to us at a time we were imminently needing a 748 replacement for the Scottish operations. The things were junk - take all the worst features of the 748 and add a load of new crap. Don't know anyone who flew or maintained them that had any fondness for them.

ATP.......another tecnical problem..also
Alternative transport provided. Lol

Also read a Manx memo telling staff to stop referring to the ATPs as Skodas.....back when Skodas were rubbish.

Perhaps I wasn't so far out on the 7hr delay then! Surely the economics can't be bad on them if they're still running the mail around? I'm affectionate about them anyway.

[Mariosbt]

Dr Jekyll said:

Youngsters these days seem to have been flying since before they can remember, but most PH'ers an BP & T can probably remember the excitement of their first ever flight.

Mine:
BAC111 Luton to Paris, British Midland Airways. 1971.

FFS ...I must go to opticians, I thought it said fight! Sorry

[aeropilot]

magpie215 said:

eccles said:

And to top it all a couple of hours in the back of a Tornado before I left the RAF including a nice chunk of low level through Wales and over my parents house.

I think your winning so far....

Yep......

Until Frodo puts up a post on here, as he actually flew the bloody things

[JuniorD]

I have to say that sharing experiences of our respective first ever flights is really interesting, but giving a long list of all types of aircraft flown in that includes the mundane and unremarkable Boeing and Airbus types is pure w@nk, particularly in the context of this thread.

[Speed 3]

It was a diversion suggested by the OP so I'll give it a pass.

[Escapegoat]

RAF Tristar to the Falklands via Ascension in, IIRC, 1985.

Glad I didn't have to go any earlier - C130s for the second leg! :-o

[Dr Jekyll]

JuniorD said:

I have to say that sharing experiences of our respective first ever flights is really interesting, but giving a long list of all types of aircraft flown in that includes the mundane and unremarkable Boeing and Airbus types is pure w@nk, particularly in the context of this thread.

Must admit I'll be interested to see if anyone has a full set of Boeing 7NNs or Airbuses.

[aeropilot]

Dr Jekyll said:

Must admit I'll be interested to see if anyone has a full set of Boeing 7NNs or Airbuses.

I was close.......only missing the 707 from the Boeing list

[ianrb]

I don't know the type, but I do remember it was to do a static line parachute jump. Sort of day that sticks in the memory.

[Dr Jekyll]

ianrb said:

I don't know the type, but I do remember it was to do a static line parachute jump. Sort of day that sticks in the memory.

Ironically forgot to include in my list the Cessna 206 I did half a flight in.