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Many main airways have lifelike flight simulators on their campuses that they use to coach pilots. These simulators are often totally booked across the clock for coaching, however American Airways has carved out a four-hour block in one in every of its Boeing 787 simulators this summer time for a particular expertise bookable by way of the Mastercard Priceless platform.
Till Could 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’ll be able to see the complete particulars and bid right here. When you’ve got the successful bid, you and a visitor will get pleasure from:
- 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 non-public 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 get pleasure from a preflight briefing earlier than entering into the simulator and taking the controls with an skilled pilot. As soon as within the simulator, they will take off, make flight choices, 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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After I wrote this text, bidding had already reached 650,000 miles, however I count on the successful bid shall be a lot increased. In spite of everything, it is a really particular expertise that is not in any other case on the market. The winner should be 18 or older and have a legitimate World of Hyatt membership by June 26, whereas the visitor should be no less than 12.
In the event you do not presently have an AAdvantage Mastercard, you could possibly join the Citi® / AAdvantage® Govt World Elite Mastercard® (see charges and costs), Citi® / AAdvantage Enterprise™ World Elite Mastercard® (see charges and costs) or one other cobranded AAdvantage Mastercard in sufficient time to bid on this expertise earlier than it closes on Could 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 lifelike.
The successful bid for this priceless expertise is prone to be extraordinarily excessive. However this may be the proper redemption when you have extra AAdvantage miles than you know the way to make use of and you’re an AvGeek.
