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Many main airways have practical flight simulators on their campuses that they use to coach pilots. These simulators are normally absolutely booked across the clock for coaching, however American Airways has carved out a four-hour block in one in all its Boeing 787 simulators this summer season for a particular expertise bookable by way of the Mastercard Priceless platform.
Till Might 18 at 11:59 p.m. CDT, American AAdvantage Mastercard holders within the U.S. can bid miles on a personal four-hour session in a Boeing 787 flight simulator on the Robert L. Crandall Skyview campus in Dallas.
You may see the total particulars and bid right here. When you’ve got the successful bid, you and a visitor will take pleasure in:
- A two-night keep on the Thompson Dallas, by Hyatt, in a King Premier room with skyline views July 10-12
- A $100 meals and beverage credit score to make use of on the Thompson Dallas throughout your keep
- Transportation from the Thompson Dallas to the Skyview campus and again on July 11
- A personal four-hour session in a Boeing 787 flight simulator on July 11 from 1 p.m. to five p.m. CDT
The winner and their visitor will depart the Thompson Dallas round 11:30 a.m. CDT on July 11 for the expertise. As soon as at Skyview, they will take pleasure in a preflight briefing earlier than moving into the simulator and taking the controls with an skilled pilot. As soon as within the simulator, they’ll take off, make flight selections, select their route and make a touchdown. After the flight simulator expertise, they will arrive again on the Thompson Dallas round 6 p.m.
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Once I wrote this text, bidding had already reached 650,000 miles, however I anticipate the successful bid shall be a lot increased. In spite of everything, this can be a really particular expertise that is not in any other case on the market. The winner should be 18 or older and have a sound World of Hyatt membership by June 26, whereas the visitor should be not less than 12.
In the event you do not at the moment have an AAdvantage Mastercard, you could possibly join the Citi® / AAdvantage® Government World Elite Mastercard® (see charges and charges), Citi® / AAdvantage Enterprise™ World Elite Mastercard® (see charges and charges) or one other cobranded AAdvantage Mastercard in sufficient time to bid on this expertise earlier than it closes on Might 18 at 11:59 p.m. CDT.
Associated: Learn how to earn miles within the American Airways AAdvantage program
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I used to be fortunate sufficient to get quarter-hour with a pilot in an American Airways flight simulator final 12 months, and I had a lot enjoyable. The simulators — the identical ones American Airways pilots use of their coaching — are extremely practical.
The successful bid for this priceless expertise is prone to be extraordinarily excessive. However this is likely to be the right redemption when you’ve got extra AAdvantage miles than you understand how to make use of and you’re an AvGeek.
