Jun 10 2007
Frankly Frankfurt.
So this is my first flight post “training-wheels” with two regular pilots and a regular operation.
Naturally, JFK was a mess departing, but after some negotiation we were able to push back and start the engines within about 30 mins.
The flight across the Atlantic was significantly easier as I had some familiarity with the operation and had seen a lot of the “different’ things before.
Frankfurt is an interesting airport. If I were to say they “over control” that would be a misnomer. They’d like you to keep a certain speed to a certain fix before the runway and both decelerate and slow to a maneuvering airspeed at which you’ll decelerate to landing speed and do so.
I’t’s kind of a mess but it largely makes sense.
After landing, we get to the hotel and the captain, other FO and I head immediatley to the Wiesbaden hauptbanhof to get a bratwurst and a couple of beers for breakfast.
It sounds bizarre but between the beer and the bratwurst and senf, it makes it a lot eaiser to catch some ZZZ’s after arriving.
Germany is fantastic. Whoodathunkit.
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