Bryan has been traveling across the country the last few weeks. His first trip was to Orlando Florida where he got to have a behind the scenes tour of Walt Disney World. He had fun going below the park and seeing the different places where tourists don't go. There are no pictures of these places because they are not allowed.
His favorite part of this trip wasn't Disney. He was able to get into one of Jetblue's flight simulators! This has been a dream of his since he started working for Jetblue. It's not easy to get the time to use one. They are rented out for $900.00 an hour and pilots are being trained constantly so time is limited. However, Sue (one of the manager's at JetBlue) knew someone in Orlando and managed to get Bryan, herself, and Michelle (Bryan's manager) some time in the simulator.
Bryan said there was a trainer there who is a pilot and helped him fly. You pick a city and can take off and fly around the city. Bryan flew in San Francisco and was able to make it under the Golden Gate Bridge. The trainer was impressed and made the comment that Bryan must play video games! Then the trainer told Bryan that only 20 percent of pilots land the plane without crashing on their first attempt. So guess what?? That's right, Bryan landed the plane without crashing. He had so much fun and said it felt so real. This picture of Bryan is great but you can't tell that outside the windows it looks like the runway or city that you are in. He had a great time.
His second trip was San Francisco and he returned home last night. He had a good time but is happy to be home, especially because he is sick with a cold and needs to rest. He was supposed to have one more trip next week to Austin Texas but is now not going. I'm happy he is done for now and will be home for a few months before his next conference.
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