Airbus Finally Gives Me My View
It's only aisle seats for HAWTaction. No exceptions.
The only problem with the aisle is that you don't have control of the window. (I can't wait until we just have a HAWTaction corporate jet that is fueled by sass. It'll travel at Mach 3 and have zero emissions.) Now, I don't need the window for the views--though it is gorgeous to spy NYC during a sunset from a plane--I need the window during turbulence. I need to see what's going on out there, and usually the plastic curtain is drawn shut and my imagination runs wild.
I convince myself that each bump is us hitting a flying Pegasus.
Well, the Airbus 380 is changing all that.
The only problem with the aisle is that you don't have control of the window. (I can't wait until we just have a HAWTaction corporate jet that is fueled by sass. It'll travel at Mach 3 and have zero emissions.) Now, I don't need the window for the views--though it is gorgeous to spy NYC during a sunset from a plane--I need the window during turbulence. I need to see what's going on out there, and usually the plastic curtain is drawn shut and my imagination runs wild.
I convince myself that each bump is us hitting a flying Pegasus.
Well, the Airbus 380 is changing all that.
You might recognize this plane, as it was born to amazing fanfare. It's the biggest passenger plane in the world, seating up to 850 people. It's got two floors and the first class cabins on Singapore Air have actual beds. Yes. Beds.
Singapore Air has also made it against aircraft rules to make it a mile-high club space. I don't know how they'll enforce it, but I guess they can get creative.
How is this monstrous airplane helping my turbulence fears? Well, as you can imagine, the plane has TV's for every seat with a wide selection of entertainment options. The one that most interests me? The external cameras on the plane. That's right. There's a few on this flying boat, and the feed goes right into your TV.
I'VE GOT MY EYES!!! Those plastic curtains have got NOTHING on me anymore. Who-haw! Apparently, what I get to see looks exactly like a computer simulation. The real world is imitating art, I guess. Here's the plane landing in San Fran.
Singapore Air has also made it against aircraft rules to make it a mile-high club space. I don't know how they'll enforce it, but I guess they can get creative.How is this monstrous airplane helping my turbulence fears? Well, as you can imagine, the plane has TV's for every seat with a wide selection of entertainment options. The one that most interests me? The external cameras on the plane. That's right. There's a few on this flying boat, and the feed goes right into your TV.
I'VE GOT MY EYES!!! Those plastic curtains have got NOTHING on me anymore. Who-haw! Apparently, what I get to see looks exactly like a computer simulation. The real world is imitating art, I guess. Here's the plane landing in San Fran.
Funny. This is my view. I usually sit on the tail with a sun chair, a bottle of sweetened iced tea and the New Yorker.
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- JLF