I’ve flown on the both the DC-10 (Swissair flight to Abu Dhabi in the early eighties) and I thouroughly enjoyed that experience as I was allowed to join the flight crew in the cockpit for a little while. As a young kid, I was absolutely thrilled to be up there. I have never flown on the MD-11 but I can’t see the flight being much different as both aircraft are quite similar. I do hope that I will have the chance to fly aboard an MD-11 one day but I believe those chances are dwindling. How unfortunate!
As for the Tristar, I flew on one with British Airways, again this was a flight to Abu Dhabi with a quick pit stop in Doha. What an incredible experience that was as well, as again, I was allowed to visit the cockpit.
The Tristars days as a passenger carrier seem to be numbered as very few remain in service. I believe a few are still in use in Asia with a couple of carriers. It is unfortunate as I always thought the Lockheed stablemate was a graceful queen of the skies. Fluid lines, fast and beautiful to look at from any angle.
The DC-10 has served the airline industry very well over the years and now, will remain a mainstay in the skies above the planet as a cargo jet with companies such as UPS, FedEx and others which might see it as a viable platform for their needs.
The MD-11, on the other hand, deserves to continue to serve as a passenger platform even if the aircraft didn’t deliver on all performance parameters. If KLM plans on using them for another decade, they must be happy with the work the aircraft is doing for them on specific routes.
No matter what happens, long live these classics! 🙂

Very interesting selection on pics. Thanks for sharing them! 🙂

Great pics!

Great shots!

Had chicken curry, again!

That sounds pretty good! Haven’t had a good one in a long time! 🙂

In the south of France where my grandmother lives, it is customary to see Alpha Jets and Tucano trainers from Salon de Provence on a daily basis. at the same time, with Orange Caritat being just up the road (Half hour away), Mirage 2000 sightings aren’t all that uncommon.
The Securite Civile CL415s and other firefighting aircraft are seen quite regularly during the summer months while fighting forest fires throughout the south of France.
Choppers are quite a common site as well and I have seen Gazelles, Pumas and other types doing low-level flight over the countryside. However, the coolest thing I have ever seen was a pair of C-130 and another pair of C-160s doing a low-level training hop directly over the small village where I live. It was absolutely the coolest thing I had ever seen! 🙂 🙂 😎 😎

Fantastic shots, I love the head-on Emirates T7 and the head-on An-124! 🙂

Let’s see….

Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Pink Floyd, U2, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, System of a Down, The Deftones, Chevelle, Nine Inch Nails, Audioslave, The Police, ACDC, Pearl Jam, White Zombie….
And the list goes on and yet, I can’t recall other bands names. I’ll have to add them up when I can think of them. Cheers, Irwan 🙂