I made an interesting discovery this week: All smaller planes are not the same. I have been forced to fly on small airliners a few times in the past. Once was in Australia and we were tossed around so bad that one passenger had to be carried off on a stretcher. The last time was in a cracker-box, up wing, prop job in the Eastern U.S. I was not happy when my wife arranged a route for me that included a small jet. I didn’t care if she got the ticket free, there was a reason.
When I got on it only had three seats across. My seat was both an aisle seat and a window seat. I could not stand up straight in the aisle. I was not impressed.
But it worked out fine. The seat was as good, or bad, as any I had experienced on a full sized jet. The ride was my concern and it was smooth and steady. At the end we went down stairs and walked across in the open to enter the terminal. It was like living in the past, but like much of the past, it was not all that bad.
So if you are like me and leery of small jets, it is an unnecessary fear.
homo unius libri
That's a worry I'm unlikely to have, unless the government someday flies me to my "new home!"
ReplyDeleteIn that case they will probably be putting us in those big military transports that are designed to haul tanks and other large freight. You can pack more in with no amenities.
ReplyDeleteGrace and peace.