Travelers are always discoverers, especially those who travel by air. There are no signposts in the sky to show a man has passed that way before. -- Anne Spencer Morrow Lindbergh
Born June 22, 1906
American aviator, author, poet
Links
American... www.aa.com
Airline Safety:
FAA, Federal Aviation Administration...
toll-free 800-255-1111, www.faa.govAirport Security... www.airsafe.com
Golden Nuggets
Airports - "Countdown" markers along the runway tell the pilot how many thousand feet of runway he or she has left. At a small airport the first marker may be a "5" or smaller number. At the other extreme are runways at international airports which often have "14" as their first marker. Runways are numbered; taxiways are lettered. Runways are designated according to the compass direction of the takeoff. A west-to-east takeoff would be on a runway designated "9" for 90 degrees. By the way, if you hear the jet's wheels coming up -- that is after take off -- you know the pilot isn't worried about anything special. Enjoy your flight! Passenger Seats - The average seat in economy class is about 17.5 inches wide. Jet Lag - Did you know that you are more apt to experience jet lag when flying from west to east than if you are flying from east to west? 'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. Temperatures - The temperature drops 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit for every 1,000 feet of elevation.
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There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane... -- Airline attendant -
making an effort to make the "in-flight safety lecture" a bit more entertaining.To share in the freedom I feel when I fly ... to touch all the mountain tops, sail over the canyons, and up to the stars. And reach for the Heavens and hope for the future and all that we can be, not what we are. -- John Denver
Died October 12, 1997
American singer ... "The Eagle and the Hawk"To pilots, flying is almost as important as freedom and breathing. Yes, there are risks anytime we leave the ground, but they are managed with training and maintenance. None of us want to die flying. To the contrary, we want to live and experience all there is to feel ... and flying is celebration of life. It is a freedom in its purest form. -- Warren Puckett
Private pilot, hang gliderOh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun-split clouds and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there, I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air. Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace Where never lark, or even eagle flew And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God. -- John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
Killed in the Battle of Britain at age 19 ... "High Flight"
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