This has nothing to do with anything, but I just thought I would share:
One of my absolute favorite columns published on the web is Salon’s Ask the Pilot, written by Patrick Smith. The author is a professional airline pilot, and he answers reader mail about flying and the airline industry. I find the column to be a fascinating read. The airline industry is fairly opaque to the typical flying customer: we get caught in delays, and we don’t know why; we are told we can’t use our electronics, and we don’t know why (or don’t buy the explanation); we encounter many things that strike us as odd, and we just don’t understand. Flying is a complicated business for so many reasons (some good, some bad), and Mr. Smith’s column gives a well written glimpse into this business through the eyes of at least one insider. If you fly at all and have ever wondered why some crazy thing is the way it is, have a look at his column.
Oh… and he also posts links to really cool pictures of planes. Vrooooooooooom!
