I think I've told you what "cold and dark" means. It's when an aircraft is parked, nothing running, everything switched off, and we wake it up from its sleep. It's also a fantastic time for a little fun because aircraft can be taxied with single crew on board. (Under certain circumstances, they can even be flown sin...
But it didn't happen straight away. The next two I had were in broad daylight with way too many people around. This had to be at night. And one night, I got my wish. The aircraft concerned, had been discovered to have a pitted windscreen and it had been replaced over near the maintenance hangars. Interior hangar spa... » Read more