Rate my airplane neighbors On my flight from Philly to Denver today, I had 3 very interesting neighbors, and I feel moved to share by the sheer randomness of it all… Scene setting: crowded 4 hour afternoon United flight with full overhead bins and no wifi the whole time. Neighbor 1: Backpack Guy As the plane fills up, the (very nice) flight attendant tries to find space…

Sunwing – To Buy a Toddler Airplane Seat? Hi all, My husband and I are taking our 18-month old to Mexico for a week leaving tomorrow. We flew when he was 10-months and bought him a seat and he didn’t use it at all. So, this time around we didn’t buy him his own seat. Long story short, he’s way more mobile now and the more I think about it the more he thinks he needs a seat. I looked at…

World’s Biggest Fire Truck Weighs 65 Tons And Fights Deadly Airplane Blazes A regular fire truck that fights blazes in the U.S. is about 30 feet long and weighs around 20 tons. That’s massive, no doubt, but it’s dwarfed by firetrucks that patrol your local airport. In some cases, theyweigh more than double that. Those two are both put to shame by the world’s biggest firetruck, however, which… Read more…

Racing A Car With A 10-Liter Pre-War Airplane Engine Is As Exciting As Driving Gets The Goodwood Members Meeting is typically a very fun racing event to watch, as it brings together the well-heeled properly vintage car owners for a weekend of fun and competition. The S.F. Edge Trophy race is always one of my favorites, as it highlights special racing vehicles over 100 years old, from before The Great… Read more…

Don’t Try To Bring A Shotgun Shell Full Of Meth On An Airplane, And Other Incredible TSA Finds From 2024 The Transportation Security Administration is so important to the safety of American travelers and 2024 was finally the year they were recognized for their hard work, with the straight-to-Netflix Christmas thriller “Carry-On.” The dead-eyed men and women in blue patrolling your local airports are ever vigilant when it… Read more…

Airplane Cloud Seeding Probably Isn’t Controlling The Weather As Well As State Governments Hope The American West is in a horrifying drought and the deleterious effect of the resulting wildfires has been felt by many in recent years. Naturally, state governments have spent millions on cloud seeding in the hopes that the practice would promote rainfall and help quell these deadly eventualities. Unfortunately, acco… Read more…

Follow These Six Rules to Negotiate an Airplane Seat Swap It happens: Sometimes you need to ask someone to switch seats on a plane. There’s a right way and a wrong way to go about it.

Frist time on an airplane, can someone help? I’m flying for the first time ever, and I’m jumping right into it with a business class ticket! I figured it’d be a good way to face my HUGE fear of flying, especially as a diabetic with an insulin pump (for those of you who don’t know, it’s a medical device that connects to your body just underneath the skin and delivers insulin 24/7). But hone…

How to make airplane seat more comfortable ? Lost weight, and sitting on the airplane seats, my butt hurts so much on the flights. How can I make the airplane seat more comfortable and be able to sit on it without pain ?? submitted by /u/rjpra2222

Airplane ear Every time i’m on a flight and it lands i get bad airplane ear (i mean like can hear ANYTHING, ears fully blocked, etc). When i try to make my ears pop it either doesnt work or is painful? It also lasts multiple days at times instead so the usual 30mins. What can i do to unblock my ears? submitted by /u/Aggressive-Goose-874

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airplane ear advice hello all i get bad airplane ear, i do everything i can to alleviate the pain but nothing seems to work. i sob during every flight and if i was to cover my nose and exhale to try to pop them the pain would reach like a level 9/10. i have never been able to pop my ears as long as i can remember i am taking a three hour flight in 2 weeks and i a…

Too Many Cockroaches To Count Found In Airplane Meal Kitchens Unless you travel exclusively on private jets, there’s a good chance that the food you’ve been served on your flights has been pretty awful. The lows to which airline food drops is much worse than some dry chicken or under seasoned potatoes, however; everything from live mice to dead cockroaches have turned up in… Read more…

Airplane etiquette I just got off a plane where I upgraded to row 2 so I could exit easily. Some people in a higher zone boarded before the lower zones and put their carry on bags at the front. Maybe they thought that would be faster? About 12 of us had to disrupt the line of people trying to depart the plane in order to get our bags that were now in rows 6-9. Why…

WHY are airplane seats so flat, that’s the most uncomfortable part of traveling.. I’m finally home after 16 countries this summer, I was in a LOT of flights, trains, rented cars. I could drive for 12 hours.. no problem, all day in a train, no problem. But every airplane has THE most flat seat bottoms, no incline to support your thighs.. nothing. I don’t get it, it makes it literally physically painful… I don’t mind being cr…

Airplane seat reclining etiquette Whats the etiquete or deal with reclining seats in a plane? Had someone tell me to put my seat up because it was reclined. They weren’t eating or even using the tray table. I basically told him to kick rocks because the chairs are made to recline and i wanted to be comfortable on a long flight. I get putting it up during dinner or lunch or break…

Jefferson Airplane – Comin’ Back To Me submitted by /u/Pristine_Put6089

Amid Oppressive Heat, Broiling Airplane Cabins Add to Travelers’ Woes The U.S. Department of Transportation is still studying whether to set minimum standards for cabin temperatures.

Here’s How Exhausted Soviet Pilots Caused An Airplane To Drop Out Of The Sky Like A Stone Soviet machines are a special interest of mine, which is why I was surprised I’d never heard the tragic tale of Aeroflot Flight 5143—the worst commercial airline disaster in Soviet history until today. It was the worst air accident in Soviet history, leading to the loss of 200 people onboard, 54 of them children. Like… Read more…

Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit submitted by /u/emeliottsthestink