Himalayan Mountain Flight- Everest View

Himalayan Mountain Flight- Everest View

I and my elder son Ravindra left for Kathmandu on 11^th September,2011. Kathmandu is at an altitude of 1000M. On 12^th we tried to take the mountain flight to see the Everest. But due to bad weather the flights were cancelled. We tried on 13^th. We waited at the airport for an hour while a test flight was done. We were cleared to take off at 7am.

The aircraft was a Beach Craft 1900 D capable of carrying 18 passengers and three crew. There are 9 seats on each side having a window view. However the front two seats are not occupied. After about 15 minutes we were flying at 25000 ft, above the cloud level and could see the mountain range. It was a magnificent sight.

A little later the hostess pointed out to us the great Everest. It was absolutely thrilling. She gave the names of some of the other peaks.

When we were flying at about 29000 ft and quite close to the range, one by one the passengers were invited into the cockpit, where you get a 180 deg. view. The glass is also much clearer than the one in the passenger section. The pilots explained to us about the range and showed us some more peaks. Each one of us had about two minutes.

Everyone was running up and down the plane trying to get the best view. For about 20 minutes all were greatly excited. Our co-passengers were from various countries. From Canada, Brazil, Australia etc. and a newly married Indian couple from Benagaluru.

We returned in about an hour of flight. The hostess sold T shirts with the Everest Logo and some CDs. I bought a T shirt. We were so thrilled some of us wore the shirt there itself.