Eric SamulskiFlying not so high
August 3rd 2007 05:56
Who's flying the plane
If you’re a bad flyer like me you’ll appreciate the two greatest aviation distractions ever invented – alcohol and film.
Here’s a great flying story;
Australian Prime Minister at the time, the WWII fighter pilot John Gorton, is on a transfer flight back to Canberra. Not afraid of a drink he falls asleep in his seat. He wakes and proceeds to vomit in the isle. Looking up at the flight attendant he says;
“I bet you’re surprised an old Airforce man like myself would get airsick.”
She responds;
“Yes, particularly since we haven’t taken off yet.”
On a recent trip to Europe I spent just under 60 hours in an aircraft – 99% of that time I was fortified and glued to the screen embedded in the headrest of the guy in front.
So what did I get to see?
New releases, old classics, boring crap – all of the above and I was flicking so it’s all one mashed up blur.
It’s not pleasant but it’s the only way I know to travel at 30,000 feet without screaming.
Trust me, special people don’t build and fly planes - they’re just normal people with normal problems and average genes who make mistakes…
Anyway.
The only nice thing about flying is that you have someone to look after you for the whole time you’re there. You only have to ask and someone will attend to your needs. Every need. Which is how I guess it is when you’re mega-rich. Like a movie star. And after a while you just loose any grip you had on reality and you become fortified and glued to something that makes no sense – just like a movie star.
Until next time and happy film-making.
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