1933 American Airlines Infomercial

This is real nostalgic. The only similarity that exists today is that pilots still wear a coat and tie when we fly. Oh yeah, Dad does too! Flight attendants wear dresses on Delta too! Other than that the glamour of the flying has so diminished that people don't dress like they used too.

Don't miss the racial slur though at 4:30 into the clip. This would never stand today as it shouldn't. For the first time, Al Sharpton would really have a case today on this one.

Notice is says you can travel from Chicago to Los Angeles in just a little over a day! How about just a little over 4 hours! So sitting on the tarmack for 3 or 4 hours ain't so bad after all!

Also it says when you fly you can arrive just as fresh as you were when you left! Remember that, all you who complain that flying makes you tired.

Just click on the title of the post to see the clip.

March Madness Bracket Competition

I have been mindlessly busy, so I haven't been able to post much.
However, I have belatedly set up Yahoo! bracket for our annual competition and I have sent out invitations to those who participated last year.
If you didn't participate last year and you would like to join in the fun, just let me know and I will send out an invitation ASAP.

Obama Comes Through

I just want to everyone to know that although I disagree with most everything Mr. Obama stands for, I will admit when he does the right thing.

I just read that he has donated his entire $1.4 million prize money from being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to various charities. I will not list them all but I was glad to see that he did not keep the money for an award that I do not believe he earned...yet.

Bravo. I applaud the action Mr. President.

How do you feel?

As a pilot, and without divulging my opinion, I was wondering how you all felt about this event of the controller allowing his kids in the tower. I assume we have all heard the tapes. Do you feel less safe?