If the pilots on the Seattle Seahawks' team plane are ever unable to fly the team home from a road trip, safety Jamar Adams has no problem with sliding into the pilot's seat and taking the stick.

After spending one hour Monday in a C-17 Globemaster III simulator at McChord Field, Adams is now convinced he's ready to move on to the real thing.

"If nobody raises their hand (to volunteer), I'll totally do it," joked the third-year player from Charlotte, N.C., who has a brother in the Air Force stationed in Texas.

Along with teammate and cornerback Josh Wilson, the two spent the day experiencing the simulator, meeting airmen and signing autographs at the base exchange. It was all part of an effort by Air Expo 2010 officials to continue to create a buzz in the community for the event, which runs July 17 and 18.

With Capt. Rick Kind going over the simulator controls and talking Wilson through the basics, the cornerback took the stick and immediately nudged the aircraft into a wide, sweeping turn.

"That's not too hard," Wilson said with a laugh. "I can do this."

"Very nice," Kind said.

After walking Wilson through some takeoffs and landings, the pair navigated some mountainous terrain before heading to meet up with a tanker to refuel.

Wilson listened intently as Kind talked him through the refueling process and deftly navigated the C-17 to a smooth refueling. Then Wilson took the stick and gave it a shot.

"How do you stay so still?" Wilson asked after an shaky attempt at hooking up with the boom.

"It takes a pilot about three years to be proficient at this," said Kind, who along with Maj. Chris Fardell, will fly the C-17 demonstration at the Air Expo. "In the real aircraft, you're so close (to the tanker) you can see the emotions on the boom operator's face."

The pair then tried out some formation flying before finishing up with some combat landings.

"Yea, I landed a plane today," Wilson said upon exiting the simulator.

Minutes later, donning a C-17 Globemaster III hat, Adams bounded into the lobby with Fardell, who flew with him in the simulator.

"You crash the plane?" Adams asked his teammate.

"Oh definitely," Wilson replied with a laugh.

The pair signed then autographs for the entire flight simulator staff and gushed about the experience.

"I thought it was going to be more like the video game," Wilson said.

"This is the ultimate video game," Kind replied.