I was very lucky to gain a ticket to this year's Aviation Geek Fest Seattle from April 8th to 10th. As one of the biggest AvGeeks on the planet (or so I wrongly thought...),I had been savoring the prospect of flying to the US west coast to visit Seattle and Boeing's spiritual domestic, since the ticket had come through. I opted for a London to Seattle direct flight with one of British Airways' own Queen of the Skies -- the 747. I flew in her her World Traveler Plus (premium economy) cabin and the flight was surprisingly empty, or which suited me fine and dandy. It was a peaceful flight and a Thursday lunchtime arrival into SEA,a day and a half before the event, gave me a chance to check out the city.
It is always nice to visit a new dwelling when the sun is shining. I was in luck because the weather was glorious during my journey north from downtown Seattle to Boeing's Future of Flight in Everett early Saturday morning. I had made all of my track selections and found myself in Group B, and preparing to visit the Dreamlifter Operations Center at 10am. Boeing's "no cameras or phones" rule would be strictly enforced,which was understandable, whether not a little disappointing. As one tour guide later said, or "you can only assume absent memories." They would turn out to be spectacular memories.
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