December 29, 2009
The KC-10 Flight Simulator
Marcel won this magnificent lesson at a silent auction and invited me to join Layne, Mike, and Jarl for this flight simulator lesson in the KC-10 at Travis Air Force Base. We spent about 3 hours in the KC-10 simulator (a training simulator for the DC-10) taking turns flying with the instructor, traveled to San Francisco, under the Golden Gate Bridge, to Hawaii, to icy Alaska and back.  The most incredible was Mike trying to refuel in the air.  It is quite a sensation when you actually crash a DC-10.
We spent about 3 hours in the KC-10 simulator (a training simulator for the DC-10) taking turns flying with the instructor, traveled to San Francisco, under the Golden Gate Bridge, to Hawaii, to icy Alaska and back.  The most incredible was Mike trying to refuel in the air.  It is quite a sensation when you actually crash a DC-10.

Layne and Jarl

Mike taking off and landing

Mike Refueling