RE: Pic Of The Day-Yep, thats Russian!

That’s rather crafty having the air vents, etc in the back of the seat.

RE: Q & A

Remaining ones unanswered:

Q: What is the difference between a flight attendant and a jet engine?
A: The jet engine stops whining when you get there.

Q: What is the ideal cockpit crew? …
A: One man and a dog. The dog bites the man if he touches something and the man feeds the dog.

Q: How do you know if there is a pilot at your party?
A: Just wait a minute, he’ll soon tell you.

RE: What airliner would you like to fly?

I flew a Caravelle sim a few years ago and it was absolutely delightful to fly. I wouldn’t mind some more time in that.

RE: Aer Lingus

I once flew LHR-DUB-LHR on a 737 with them (going for an interview). Service the same as any other respectable outfit.

RE: Q & A

Q – What does a captains wife do to her a**hole before sex?
A – she drops him off at the airport!

RE: Distance travelled while eating

The RAF configure their passenger carrying aircraft with rearwards facing seats. This is far safer in the event of an accident but would not go down well with fair paying passengers in the civilian world. Having said that some BAC 1-11’s had one row of rear facing seats positioned at the over wing exits.

To answer the original question – a good rule of thumb is to work on 8 miles a minute for normal jets. I guess the longest distance would depend on how many courses!

RE: Concorde hit by engine drama

Very disappointing to see a usually good news agency succomb to sensationalist reporting.