Express Jet Field Trip
Posted 2008/04/19
By Jessica Cooper
In Houston, we have the opportunity to visit the Express Jet Training Facility at Houston Inter-continental Airport. I went on this trip last fall and it was very interesting. We started in the simulator where jet training is completed. We all got to sit in the simulator and I’ve heard in the past they let a few people on the tour try it out. Definitely worth going for the chance! I hear it costs thousands to run. We visited a classroom with training computers, a plane that was set up for practicing emergency procedures, & finally another classroom where we were free to ask tons of questions. Our tour guide was the lead instructor at the facility and had received his training at a Houston based flight school. You may find yourself with the opportunity to visit other hangars, visit with employees who can take you behind the scenes, or meet maintenance personnel who can show you parts of an engine. Whatever opportunities present themselves to you, take advantage of them!
