To prepare for our flight to Australia, we took a trip to the Auburn/Opelika Airport. The staff at the Airport did an amazing job and we learned many interesting things. We even got to see 5 jets land on the runway right in front of us! To top it off, one of the pilots let us sit inside of the jet he was flying!
Our first rotation was the plane. We got to see a real plane up close. They showed us the landing gear, tail, wings, nose, flaps and airlerons. However the best part was the cockpit! Everyone got to sit inside a real cockpit!
Our next rotation was the line. At this rotation, we learned how to direct and park planes. While we were on the line, something great happened...the Auburn University jet landed right in front of us!
We learned how to get the plane to turn right, left and stop!
This is how you park an airplane!
After the line, we visited the hanger. We talked about the parts of the airplane and how they help the pilot fly the plane.
After the hanger, we went inside and took a picture with Bob, the airport's tiger.
Our final rotation was the fuel station. We learned how the line crew fuel the planes.
Here is a slideshow from our trip!
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