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What a great comment. I went through a period in my life where I hardly traveled at all, and more recently I've been traveling frequently for work. I still feel
by jdale27 10y ago
What a great comment. I went through a period in my life where I hardly traveled at all, and more recently I've been traveling frequently for work. I still feel the same childish joy every time I feel the plane leave the ground -- we're actually flying!
And the fact that basically on a whim, I can buy a ticket, show up at an airport, wait a bit, sit on a plane for a while, and then basically show up on the other side of the world in a few hours, what it used to take humans months, or even years, to do, when it became possible at all.
So yeah; from someone who's a geek about it, but outside of the aviation industry: it's cool.
- rdtsc 10y ago> I still feel the same childish joy every time I feel the plane leave the ground -- we're actually flying! I aways remember this bit by Louis CK about flying. It is just so true. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3dYS7PcAG4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3dYS7PcAG4
- mercer 10y agoI'm a grown man and I still often ask if I can sit by the window (if I can't make sure I'll be assigned a window seat for a reasonable price)!
- MattRogish 10y agoI have over 500,000 BIS lifetime miles and I'm still exited by the takeoff roll. Airlines are starting to retire 744s. If you have a chance, find a way to ride in the upper deck. It's quite something!
- tcas 10y agoAirFrance does coach on the upper deck -- you might need to pay a tiny bit more to get them, but definitely not the same as a business class ticket. I highly recommend trying to get a seat up there as well. It has less seats than a regional jet in a coach config, and you feel completely isolated from the chaos below.
- coob 10y agoIn coach on the upper deck with Virgin if you're by the window seat you get a nice extra shelf too.