Landing a Boeing 737 at Riga airport

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I was on my flight to Riga with Air Baltic when suddenly the lovely flight attendant approaches me mid air with an envelope holding my first mission on the Latvia Challenge.

You can imagine my surprise when it told me to land a Boeing 737 at Riga airport. The airport I was flying too... My heart started bouncing and sweat was breaking out... Luckily the devil is in the fine print. There it was stated that it would, obviously, be in a flight simulator.

How cool is that!!!

One of my best experiences EVER so far. It felt sooo real and I really was motivated to bring the plane home in one piece. I'm happy to say that I'm a better pilot than a pottery baker :-)

Find out how it all went down below...

Made my way to #Riga yesterday with @airbaltic for my #RigaChallenge! It took off with a blast! 👌✌👍👊😄 #TheBigCityChallenge #EnjoyLatvia

Een bericht gedeeld door Bjorn Troch (@thesocialtraveler) op 6 Jul 2016 om 1:16 PDT

I got my first #RigaChallenge mission MIDAIR my @airbaltic flight. That's was a first! My goal was to land a Boeing 737 at the Air Baltic training center later that day. Soooo awesome and exciting! Never did anything like that. #TheBigCityChallenge

Een bericht gedeeld door Bjorn Troch (@thesocialtraveler) op 6 Jul 2016 om 1:48 PDT

My first mission was to land an @airbaltic Boeing 737 at their training center in #Riga. Here's a timelapse video of my flight into Riga. This is how it's done by a pro 😄 #RigaChallenge #TheBigCityChallenge

Een bericht gedeeld door Bjorn Troch (@thesocialtraveler) op 6 Jul 2016 om 1:27 PDT

Team @airbaltic striking the pose after they gave me my first #RigaChallenge mission! 😄 #TheBigCityChallenge #SocialAroundTheWorld

Een bericht gedeeld door Bjorn Troch (@thesocialtraveler) op 6 Jul 2016 om 1:37 PDT

They sure weren't kidding about the amount of buttons and switches in a plane's cockpit 😄 This is in a simulator btw. Where pilots learn to fly 😉 #RigaChallenge

Een bericht gedeeld door Bjorn Troch (@thesocialtraveler) op 6 Jul 2016 om 2:01 PDT

#SocialAroundTheWorld with my trainer Javier, an @airbaltic pilot that would help me land a Boeing 737 at the #Riga airport in the flight simulator at the Air Baltic training center. They train their pilots here. My god, was I nervous! It really feels like the real deal 😄 #RigaChallenge #TheBigCityChallenge

Een bericht gedeeld door Bjorn Troch (@thesocialtraveler) op 6 Jul 2016 om 2:09 PDT

Landing an @airbaltic Boeing 737... Check! 😄😄😄 Wow this was such an awesome experience. Absolutely loved putting this bird down!!! #RigaChallenge #TheBigCityChallenge

Een bericht gedeeld door Bjorn Troch (@thesocialtraveler) op 6 Jul 2016 om 2:18 PDT

My @airbaltic co-pilot Eugenia in full action flying over #Riga! #RigaChallenge #TheBigCityChallenge

Een bericht gedeeld door Bjorn Troch (@thesocialtraveler) op 6 Jul 2016 om 2:25 PDT

Happy faces after a safe landing in the @airbaltic training center flight simulator. A big thx to Javier and Eugenia for their support and making all this possible. WoopWoop! #RigaChallenge #TheBigCityChallenge #SocialAroundTheWorld

Een bericht gedeeld door Bjorn Troch (@thesocialtraveler) op 6 Jul 2016 om 2:32 PDT

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