Comments for Flying With Fish http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish The Blog for Those Who Fly & Those Who Want to Fly Smarter Tue, 15 May 2012 20:37:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Reader Mail : How Does One End Up An Airplane Geek? by glen towler http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/2012/04/29/reader-mail-how-does-one-end-up-an-airplane-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-304007 glen towler Tue, 15 May 2012 20:37:29 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/?p=5810#comment-304007 I have a Avgeek for long as I can remember my earliest memory of being a geek was reading a aircraft book my Granddad bought me and maybe that got me interested I do remember the book reading it after that I bought the Observer series of all the worlds aircraft every year and then study it from cover to cover but mostly the military types .So as you say Steve we all start differently as Avgeeks . I have a Avgeek for long as I can remember my earliest memory of being a geek was reading a aircraft book my Granddad bought me and maybe that got me interested I do remember the book reading it after that I bought the Observer series of all the worlds aircraft every year and then study it from cover to cover but mostly the military types .So as you say Steve we all start differently as Avgeeks .

]]> Comment on What A Week It Has Been Inside American Airlines by NYBanker http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/2012/05/11/what-a-week-it-has-been-inside-american-airlines/comment-page-1/#comment-302558 NYBanker Sat, 12 May 2012 09:40:51 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/?p=5831#comment-302558 Sounds very interesting. Looking forward to the report. Sounds very interesting. Looking forward to the report.

]]> Comment on What A Week It Has Been Inside American Airlines by Oussama http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/2012/05/11/what-a-week-it-has-been-inside-american-airlines/comment-page-1/#comment-302547 Oussama Sat, 12 May 2012 08:16:14 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/?p=5831#comment-302547 I am sure it will be an interesting insight. In the last two and a half years I have flown 283k miles with AA, granted a portion of them with BA. I never had problems with AA when travelling in the main cabin, getting upgrades or in their business cabin. One thing I really missed is a state of the art IFE system. I am sure it will be an interesting insight. In the last two and a half years I have flown 283k miles with AA, granted a portion of them with BA.
I never had problems with AA when travelling in the main cabin, getting upgrades or in their business cabin. One thing I really missed is a state of the art IFE system.

]]> Comment on What A Week It Has Been Inside American Airlines by aadvantagegeek http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/2012/05/11/what-a-week-it-has-been-inside-american-airlines/comment-page-1/#comment-302535 aadvantagegeek Sat, 12 May 2012 07:08:21 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/?p=5831#comment-302535 I was at the Wednesday news event, and then afterward I went to the Admirals Club to work. Sorry to have missed you. I look forward to your AA report. PS: Hope you had fun and earned some miles! I was at the Wednesday news event, and then afterward I went to the Admirals Club to work.

Sorry to have missed you. I look forward to your AA report.

PS: Hope you had fun and earned some miles!

]]> Comment on Reader Mail : How Does One End Up An Airplane Geek? by Jason H http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/2012/04/29/reader-mail-how-does-one-end-up-an-airplane-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-299514 Jason H Wed, 02 May 2012 14:00:12 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/?p=5810#comment-299514 I think becoming an airplane geek is rooted in something deeper. The love of exploration and travel perhaps. In days gone by a child (male usually) that loved travel would go to sea. I'm sure there were people in the pre-aviation days that had as much a fascination with ships. Wondering where they are going, who is on board, and what adventures await those lucky souls. The love of airplanes I think is derived from that. I think, despite the hassles, there is still a mystic about airplanes. They are, in effect, time machines and teleporters however crude. You step into one at DEN or ORD and in 8-10 hours you are thousands of miles away in LHR or CDG. A distance that would take much longer to travel by foot and boat, especially if we look at sailing ships who fight the vagrancies of the wind. There is also something raw and carnal about airplanes. They may 'soar', but they only do so using brute force. I think this plays more into the popularity of the military aircraft with young (and young at heart) boys. While a 757 is something to experience inside and out it just doesn't hold a candle to the raw force of a pair of P&W F100-PW-229s on full military power (bonus points for knowing the airframe for a pair of those engines!). I think becoming an airplane geek is rooted in something deeper. The love of exploration and travel perhaps. In days gone by a child (male usually) that loved travel would go to sea. I’m sure there were people in the pre-aviation days that had as much a fascination with ships. Wondering where they are going, who is on board, and what adventures await those lucky souls. The love of airplanes I think is derived from that.

I think, despite the hassles, there is still a mystic about airplanes. They are, in effect, time machines and teleporters however crude. You step into one at DEN or ORD and in 8-10 hours you are thousands of miles away in LHR or CDG. A distance that would take much longer to travel by foot and boat, especially if we look at sailing ships who fight the vagrancies of the wind.

There is also something raw and carnal about airplanes. They may ‘soar’, but they only do so using brute force. I think this plays more into the popularity of the military aircraft with young (and young at heart) boys. While a 757 is something to experience inside and out it just doesn’t hold a candle to the raw force of a pair of P&W F100-PW-229s on full military power (bonus points for knowing the airframe for a pair of those engines!).

]]> Comment on Reader Mail : How Does One End Up An Airplane Geek? by Kris Ziel http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/2012/04/29/reader-mail-how-does-one-end-up-an-airplane-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-299385 Kris Ziel Tue, 01 May 2012 23:03:23 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/?p=5810#comment-299385 LH 744 DL CR7 B6 320 DL 752 KX 733 AA 762 B6 E90 LY 744 JJ 330 OY 762 I think at least half have either the airline or airplane right. LH 744
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I think at least half have either the airline or airplane right.

]]> Comment on Reader Mail : How Does One End Up An Airplane Geek? by Brian Lusk http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/2012/04/29/reader-mail-how-does-one-end-up-an-airplane-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-299106 Brian Lusk Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:59:16 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/?p=5810#comment-299106 I became an Avgeek at an early age. In the late 50s early 60s, I used to spend the day at work with my dad when he was Continental's station manager in Amarillo, Tx. Besides Continental's DC-3's and Viscounts, Braniff flew Electras, Convairs, and an occasional DC-6B, Central had DC-3s, and TWA (the only city in Texas they served prior to deregulation) flew Connies. Then dad was transferred to LAX, and we lived in El Segundo on the southern edge of LAX. I could see first generation jets, turboprops like Electras and F-27s, and the last of the great propliners from my family's apartment, then our house. There i also discovered aviation books from England, many written by William Green and/or Gordon Swanborough. The bookstore in nearby Westchester carried many English aviation titles, including the most wonderful book, The Observer's World Aircraft Directory. This small volume listed all of the world's air forces (including Iron Curtain ones) with the types of aircraft they flew, all the world's airlines with their fleet makeups, a section on air force insignia, a section illustrating all the aircraft powerplants in use at the time, and a large section on almost all the different types of aircraft active in the world in 1962. I still have my copy, and it opened my eyes to the big world of aviation. I was hooked. I became an Avgeek at an early age. In the late 50s early 60s, I used to spend the day at work with my dad when he was Continental’s station manager in Amarillo, Tx. Besides Continental’s DC-3′s and Viscounts, Braniff flew Electras, Convairs, and an occasional DC-6B, Central had DC-3s, and TWA (the only city in Texas they served prior to deregulation) flew Connies. Then dad was transferred to LAX, and we lived in El Segundo on the southern edge of LAX. I could see first generation jets, turboprops like Electras and F-27s, and the last of the great propliners from my family’s apartment, then our house. There i also discovered aviation books from England, many written by William Green and/or Gordon Swanborough. The bookstore in nearby Westchester carried many English aviation titles, including the most wonderful book, The Observer’s World Aircraft Directory. This small volume listed all of the world’s air forces (including Iron Curtain ones) with the types of aircraft they flew, all the world’s airlines with their fleet makeups, a section on air force insignia, a section illustrating all the aircraft powerplants in use at the time, and a large section on almost all the different types of aircraft active in the world in 1962. I still have my copy, and it opened my eyes to the big world of aviation. I was hooked.

]]> Comment on What Does The Future Hold For Young Airplane Geeks? by Flying With Fish – Reader Mail : How Does One End Up An Airplane Geek? | http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/2012/04/19/what-does-the-future-hold-for-young-airplane-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-298984 Flying With Fish – Reader Mail : How Does One End Up An Airplane Geek? | Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:33:04 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/?p=5789#comment-298984 [...] small over a week ago we wrote What Does The Future Hold For Young Airplane Geeks?,  this post lead to some engaging discussions, and an email we perceived from Lynn Young, from [...] [...] small over a week ago we wrote What Does The Future Hold For Young Airplane Geeks?,  this post lead to some engaging discussions, and an email we perceived from Lynn Young, from [...]

]]> Comment on Reader Mail : How Does One End Up An Airplane Geek? by Jordan http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/2012/04/29/reader-mail-how-does-one-end-up-an-airplane-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-298967 Jordan Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:50:05 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/?p=5810#comment-298967 And to answer your original question, not quite sure how I got hooked on airplanes as I'm the only aviation nerd in my family. We didn't even grow up near an airport like you, not even flying as a family. My dad flew a lot for work, and I always loved going to the airport. Sometimes I'd even beg my parents just to take me to watch the planes. I had to beg my dad to take me on a plane, so for my tenth birthday he flew us to San Francisco in first class with some AA miles, though due to an AA pilots strike (if I remember correctly, this was 1999, and I wasn't even quite 10 yet!) we were rebooked on US Air. Quite a way to start flying, and it slowly turned into me wanting to go on even more fabulous trips. I also remember going to the library and reading aviation encyclopedias and anything they had on airplanes in general. I would also frequently use the yellow pages to call the airlines to price out fantasy trips over the phone, then with the internet I became even worse. I remember finding flights to London for less than $300 around 2000. I started saving all of my money to go, but then I didn't have a passport nor a supervisor, so I was never able to take advantage of the great deals I was finding! Now I do most of my traveling alone! And to answer your original question, not quite sure how I got hooked on airplanes as I’m the only aviation nerd in my family. We didn’t even grow up near an airport like you, not even flying as a family. My dad flew a lot for work, and I always loved going to the airport. Sometimes I’d even beg my parents just to take me to watch the planes. I had to beg my dad to take me on a plane, so for my tenth birthday he flew us to San Francisco in first class with some AA miles, though due to an AA pilots strike (if I remember correctly, this was 1999, and I wasn’t even quite 10 yet!) we were rebooked on US Air. Quite a way to start flying, and it slowly turned into me wanting to go on even more fabulous trips. I also remember going to the library and reading aviation encyclopedias and anything they had on airplanes in general. I would also frequently use the yellow pages to call the airlines to price out fantasy trips over the phone, then with the internet I became even worse. I remember finding flights to London for less than $300 around 2000. I started saving all of my money to go, but then I didn’t have a passport nor a supervisor, so I was never able to take advantage of the great deals I was finding! Now I do most of my traveling alone!

]]> Comment on Reader Mail : How Does One End Up An Airplane Geek? by Jordan http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/2012/04/29/reader-mail-how-does-one-end-up-an-airplane-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-298964 Jordan Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:38:18 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/?p=5810#comment-298964 That should have been quite obvious actually as those engines are rather small for a 777, right? If not that, a CRJ-700? Or A321, not 757? That should have been quite obvious actually as those engines are rather small for a 777, right? If not that, a CRJ-700? Or A321, not 757?

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