A special treat awaits 100 attendees for a not-to-be-missed rare VIP tour of the Boeing Co. factory floor in Everett, Washington, with excursions to both the Historic Flight Foundation and the Flying Heritage Collection. The VIP tour was organized by general aviation enthusiast, AOPA member, and Boeing Chief Pilot Stephen Taylor, and it is normally reserved for paying customers who have put down deposits on the $300 million aircraft. “When President Obama came, we let him in on the floor, but that’s about it,” said executive tour guide Mike Murray.

Taylor said visitors to “the world’s largest building by volume” will be able to walk among the giant airliners as workers drive rivets, string cable, and turn wrenches on the company’s 747, 777, and 787 commercial aircraft. The assembly building is about 100 acres, so be prepared to walk. once the exclusive tour is filled, attendees can still visit Boeing’s Future of Flight museum on their own and sign up online for a tour with walkway views high above the massive jet assembly plant.