Bear in the Airbus

The new A380 flew into Sydney for the first time last Sunday, and Bear got to visit it! Planespotters everywhere, envy envy! But then Bear did do much work on "the A380 project" as he calls it, so fair enough that he gets to see it all up close and personal, no?


Bear in the captain's seat!

(envy envy envy!!! why are there no perks for the beloved of the aircraft engineers?)

Here is his (briefish preview) account of the event, and he promises to write more about it after he's had some sleep. It's way past his bedtime, poor Bear. But do check back later to hear more about his excursion, there may be talk of "ballasts" and "test equipment" (it being a test flight) and far too many photos of staircases and reflective vests, but it is still a very cool thing, and Bear knows way lots about the airplane so maybe we'll all learn something esoteric to impress people with, okay Bear?

:)