The Friday Five: Flying
Today's Friday Five
1. Where did you go the last time you took an airplane ride?
Boston (Dec 2017)
2. Are you a nervous flyer or a comfortable flyer?
Not a nervous flyer but am not sure I ever get comfortable on a flight. Sleeping sitting up is impossible for me. And now traveling with a kid it's impossible to get comfortable.
3. Window seat or aisle seat?
Window seat - so I can set my head down and sleep leaning. But the new AirBus 380 completely messes up this plan. ugh.
4. What is the worst experience you've had flying?
I think growing up with Air India, I began seeing all the trouble with humor. I remember our flight out from Delhi, 1991, we were just getting ready for take-off and suddenly all the emergency lights went off. Not reassuring. We had to return to gate and we tried again. And then the power kept going on and off (that's more the airport losing power). On that flight there was a man who was already drunk. It was not pleasant.
For many this following would be the worst but it was frightening and amusing (amusing - because we lived to tell the story) - and I actually remember bits of this!! I was 5 years old. We were living in Brasilia. And before leaving Brazil dad thought we see some of the country. We went somewhere - a smaller town in Brazil to visit some dad's friend and their family. Well, we took the smallest passenger plane - i think it seated 10. Well, there were almost 20 (several were kids if that makes you feel better). The door of the plane wouldn't close. So there was a rope that kept it closed that was tied to the seat of the pilot chair. Passengers had to take turns to pull the rope to ensure it was closed. You know how objects move while in flight. By about landing time, all passengers would be tired and the door would go flying open - actually people couldn't wait for the flight to taxi to a stop and would just get off like getting off a rolling bus. Everyone hung on to their kids.
Anyway, since I was tiny, I was squeezed in behind the pilot's seat, facing all the passengers and was the "flight attendant". I was serving the pilot coffee. Mom attributes my great interest in becoming a flight attendant to that experience!
5. What is the best experience you've had flying?
Everytime we landed safely at the destination. ;) I think I truly enjoyed flying as a kid. I still remember images of our flight out of Rio de Janeiro to NYC. We got an upgrade (?) but we got to go to the seats that were upstairs. The flight attendants were doting on sis and I. Brought us postcards we could write in and they would post it for us. Met the pilot.
Over the 80s and the 90s we had collected playing cards from all the airlines we flew! Sis and I would play so many card games. We would watch movies when they played on that one common screen up front! ha! I guess this is why D also absolutely loves to fly!
1. Where did you go the last time you took an airplane ride?
Boston (Dec 2017)
2. Are you a nervous flyer or a comfortable flyer?
Not a nervous flyer but am not sure I ever get comfortable on a flight. Sleeping sitting up is impossible for me. And now traveling with a kid it's impossible to get comfortable.
3. Window seat or aisle seat?
Window seat - so I can set my head down and sleep leaning. But the new AirBus 380 completely messes up this plan. ugh.
4. What is the worst experience you've had flying?
I think growing up with Air India, I began seeing all the trouble with humor. I remember our flight out from Delhi, 1991, we were just getting ready for take-off and suddenly all the emergency lights went off. Not reassuring. We had to return to gate and we tried again. And then the power kept going on and off (that's more the airport losing power). On that flight there was a man who was already drunk. It was not pleasant.
For many this following would be the worst but it was frightening and amusing (amusing - because we lived to tell the story) - and I actually remember bits of this!! I was 5 years old. We were living in Brasilia. And before leaving Brazil dad thought we see some of the country. We went somewhere - a smaller town in Brazil to visit some dad's friend and their family. Well, we took the smallest passenger plane - i think it seated 10. Well, there were almost 20 (several were kids if that makes you feel better). The door of the plane wouldn't close. So there was a rope that kept it closed that was tied to the seat of the pilot chair. Passengers had to take turns to pull the rope to ensure it was closed. You know how objects move while in flight. By about landing time, all passengers would be tired and the door would go flying open - actually people couldn't wait for the flight to taxi to a stop and would just get off like getting off a rolling bus. Everyone hung on to their kids.
Anyway, since I was tiny, I was squeezed in behind the pilot's seat, facing all the passengers and was the "flight attendant". I was serving the pilot coffee. Mom attributes my great interest in becoming a flight attendant to that experience!
5. What is the best experience you've had flying?
Everytime we landed safely at the destination. ;) I think I truly enjoyed flying as a kid. I still remember images of our flight out of Rio de Janeiro to NYC. We got an upgrade (?) but we got to go to the seats that were upstairs. The flight attendants were doting on sis and I. Brought us postcards we could write in and they would post it for us. Met the pilot.
Over the 80s and the 90s we had collected playing cards from all the airlines we flew! Sis and I would play so many card games. We would watch movies when they played on that one common screen up front! ha! I guess this is why D also absolutely loves to fly!