![]() ![]() ![]() We got to eat dinner and hang together so on the layovers, it was fun.Starring real-life mother-daughter duo, Neena and Masaba Gupta, the show is an excellent depiction of modern day relationships. Then we get on the ground and we had a good time. We got to cruise, you get to kick back a little bit and put the autopilot on and talk and stuff.īut for the most part, she was my copilot. When we're flying together, she responds to checklist items and I respond to call-outs just like normal. Teri: We did the flight and it didn't seem as odd as I thought it would be. Nicole: There was a little turbulence climbing coming out of Memphis but other than that it was pretty smooth. My husband bumped one of the relief pilots, so it was actually the three of us flying together, and that was really cool. Because that would be kind of cool to fly with my daughter?" And they were able to get her to swap with another copilot.Īnything over 12 hours, you need two relief pilots to come in and let you take a break. ![]() Teri: So about two weeks before I was scheduled to do this trip from Memphis International Airport to Incheon, South Korea, I talked to the chief pilot and asked, "Would you mind getting Nicole in. The FedEx flight used by Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister on their record breaking journey. But I told them no, I want to be a pilot.Īs I got older and I was in college working through some of my flight training, my mom said FedEx was a really good opportunity, and they'd help pay for some of my flight training. So I talked to my parents about it since they're in the industry, and they asked me if I wanted to be a lawyer instead. I remember I was 13 or 14 and knew I wanted to become a pilot. So I remember growing up and associating FedEx with Christmas. Nicole: When I was young, my parents took me to Christmas parties at the Falcon building at FedEx. So it was kind of cool that we actually got to land the same job at the same company. ![]() I worked on the ramp handling boxes for four years before I got on the pilot line. Then he went to FedEx and told me it was a great job. I met my husband at college, and he got his private pilot license. But after about the third jump and busting at my ankle, I said okay, maybe I'll fly the airplane instead. So I chose that path, and I never did become a flight attendant.īefore I started actually flying, I did a little bit of skydiving. But as I got older I started realizing that flying the airplane could be an option as well. I thought that would be really cool.īack in the 60s, a girl's path was if you want to get in an airline, you're gonna be a flight attendant. Teri: I remember growing up as a girl in Australia and seeing planes flying overhead. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister, FedEx pilots who became the first mother-daughter duo to copilot an international flight. They flew from Tennessee to South Korea after Eidson asked if McCallister could join her.Įidson's husband was a relief pilot on the flight, meaning McCallister got to fly with both parents. Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister are the first mom-daughter co-pilots of an international flight. ![]()
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