DC-10 FAREWELL TOUR

摘要

The retirement of the final McDonnell Douglas DC-10 used on passenger flights gathered worldwide media coverage. To celebrate the retirement, Biman Bangladesh Airlines announced a series of nine scenic flights, flown from Birmingham, England, over a weekend to give enthusiasts the chance to say goodbye. DC-10 Farewell Tour is a double DVD packed with over three hours of content that perfectly captures the party atmosphere of that final hurrah. Filmmaker Brian Wiklem spent the entire weekend with the aircraft, S2-ACR, getting lots of behind-the-scenes footage both on the ground and in the sky. Because such great access was given, this DVD will probably appeal to those who took part in the farewell party just as much as those who didn't. You are taken into the cockpit to see the pilots conducting their pre-flight checks, and there's plenty of footage of the activities on the flight deck in the air, including the pilots' battle with some tricky landing conditions on approach to Birmingham. In this day and age of glass cockpits, the sight of the analogue dials whirring around is something to behold.