Iron Maiden’s leader Bruce Dickinson is not going to operate an airplane for a short period of time. A singer is a certified pilot, but during his band’s touring journey he will not be able to fly for at least twelve hours after the show, the rest is allright for him, said Blabbermouth. Stress, tiredness and other things that may be associated with the show may distort concentration that is crucial while operating an airplane. For the first time such sanctions were taken in 2008 during Iron Maiden’s “Somewhere Back in Time World Tour”. He was recommended to stay out of the cockpit for at least twelve hours after each show. Dickenson himself hoped to get the right to fly without any restrictions, but the British Civil Aviation Authority thought otherwise and recommended him to use a co-pilot’s help during the tour. Iron Maiden possesses it’s own Boeing-757, operated by Dickinson. Pretty cool thing for any band to have this kind of an airplane, especially if it’s being controlled by one of the bandmates. Even though Dickinson was somewhat upset after he had received the above mentioned restrictions. The rest of his band had agreed with the aviation authorities. “Some of the road crew were like, ‘What? After running around onstage, he is going to fly us back?”, said Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain.
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