I was flying in corporate planes quite a bit back in the late 1970’s. Many of the pilots were in the Vietnam War and flew in almost any weather conditions. They were crazy, but thankfully good pilots.
We often used small airports where you had to buzz the runway to chase the deer away prior to landing. Other times the ice on the runway was so slippery I couldn’t stand after exiting the plane.
I’m not a pilot, but I absolutely love to fly. For years I had a client who owned a corporate charter service and I frequently tagged along in the co-pilot’s seat for the enjoyment.
Flying makes the earth seem so small. I’ll never forget the first time flying high altitude at night on the East Coast and seeing the lights of several large cities at the same time. It really changes a person’s perspective.
“Flying makes the earth seem so small.”
First time I flew was when I was 12 years old. I noticed that too, and ROUND. From 30,000 feet it is definitely round. All I could do was chuckle when they came up with the flat earth theory. They obviously had never been at 30k feet.
What amazed me was I knew how fast we were flying but it felt extremely slow because of the visual perspective.