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June 20, 2014 · 9:30 pm

Landing in a Plane

Landing in a plane is always the most nerve racking thing about flying. You’re high in the sky and then you start slowing down. The ground starts coming closer and closer, faster and faster. The plane shakes and shudders, it jumps and jerks. And you keep telling yourself that you’re gonna be fine, that you’re not going to crash, but a part of you thinks that it’s inevitable. You know that you’re not a good flier. All you can do is hope that your pilot is. Statistically you’re the most likely to crash when you’re taking off or when you’re landing. It’s best not to think about that though. Just try to enjoy the ride. I’ve been skydiving twice before and it’s always a trip to realize that I’ve taken off in a plane more times than I’ve landed in one.
Critically Rated at 5/17
Written, Rated, and Reviewed by Brendan H. Young

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October 3, 2013 · 9:56 am

Airports

Airports are some of the most interesting places on Earth. A major airport is its own little world. It reflects the city around it, like when you hop off a plane in Vegas and see slot machines in the terminal. And even though each airport is unique, they are still all the same. A lot of airports have the same features. Huge airports usually have the moving walkways, those giant treadmills that move passengers and their luggage at slightly faster speeds. Those people movers become pretty fun after a few drinks. All major American airports have a Chili’s in them. It’s required by law.

You see the same types of people at every airport. You see the tired, travel-weary passengers trying to catch a few minutes of sleep using their carry-on as a makeshift pillow. You see the frantic young couples desperately trying to quiet their screaming toddlers. You see nervous people who are scared of flying trying to find some liquid courage at an outrageously overpriced bar. You see angry people yelling at bored ticket agents. All of them are united by delayed departures and changing arrival times.

You have to deal with airports if you want to see the world. You might as well embrace them and accept them. Yeah, they have overpriced stores and expensive restaurants. But you can also see people from all around the world, and you get a different perspective when you see how small the world really is.

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Written, Rated, and Reviewed by Brendan H. Young

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July 9, 2013 · 9:57 am

Captain Sully

So unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash-landing at SFO. Two people died, two more were paralyzed, and dozens more were critically injured. It was a horrific scene, but it could have been worse. It’s still enough to put people off on flying. If you’re stressed out or weary about your next flight, try to remember about Captain Sully and the Miracle on the Hudson. On January 15. 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 lost both engines to a flock of geese shortly after takeoff. Captain Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger had about three and half minutes to save the 155 lives on board. He could have returned to LaGuardia or attempted to land at another nearby airport, but with both time and altitude running out, he instead pulled off the most successful airplane ditch in history by splashing down in the Hudson River. The crew managed to evacuate everyone safely, aided by commuter ferries and emergency response watercraft. Captain Sully walked up and down the aisles twice to ensure that everyone else was off the plane before he also evacuated. He was the last one off the plane. Sully was correctly heralded as a hero. He did everything that he could to save lives, and succeeded. Everyone on board has a new lease on life and a second chance because of him. There’s no such thing as a routine flight, but you should be relieved that there are still pilots of Sully’s caliber in the sky. It’s all too easy to forget miracles in times of disaster and tragedy. Try not to.

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October 6, 2012 · 9:53 am

The Blue Angels

The US Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration squad is one of the best commercials for joining the military. The 6 F/A-18 Hornets perform dangerous tricks and maneuvers in perfect synchronization at air shows all around the globe These are the best pilots flying the best planes in the world doing the best stunts in the world. They fly in perfect unison 18 inches apart anywhere from 120mph to over 700mph. It’s fucking loud and it’s fucking awesome.

The Blue Angels make you proud to be an American. And not just proud, relieved. Because those are fucking military jets and somewhere in the middle east an F/A-18 Hornet has missiles and machine guns and an enemy in sight. The Blue Angels are the military’s way of saying, “Don’t fuck with me, bro.” It’s intimidation through entertainment. And it’s fucking awesome.

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