I was in line to board a plane heading to Atlanta, Georgia. If I'm being honest, I was feeling pretty miserable. I was looking forward to seeing family and all that, but the flight was going to be a long one, and dealing with security was a pain, like always. There used to be a time when I was mesmerized by the workings of the airport and the airplanes thems...
I had really made it finally. All those years of hard work and bum kissing finally paid off. I was about to climb the tall ramp leading to the company airplane. I didn't then, nor do I now, know what kind of plane it was. I knew it was some kind of large four engine jet for sure. The ramp was tall and there were no propellers. Inside the plane I found a sm...
The guys woke up early Friday morning, much earlier than Brittany and Karen in the adjoining hotel room. After showering and dressing for the day’s activities, they decided to go out for breakfast and maybe do a little shopping for the girls. Returning to the hotel later in the morning, they found both women still sound asleep. Jake took the task of waking...
Laura and Emma arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport three hours after they departed from Miami. Emma had to just about pry Laura's hands from the armrests as the seat belts sign went off. Laura, in a panic state, trembled as passengers exited the plane hurriedly. She was scared to death, but unsure why. Emma and Laura remained in their seats to avoid a s...
This is a Earth Day contest story. Please vote. * Comparing the benefits of protein in Larry vs. Chobani Greek yogurt. "You're not going to believe what happened to me on the flight here, Charlie," said Larry. "What? Did those bastards lose your luggage again? Sons of a bitches, I hate that when--" "No, nothing like that. It was something good, this ti...
The Beechcraft Baron or BE-55 is a, what is called a heavy light twin engine airplane. I say heavy because it's a bigger twin engine but not a large commercial twin engine. It seats six passengers but flies like a commercial twin, very stable, fast, pressurized cabin (when you wish to fly over 10,000 feet), auto-pilot (not Otto Pilot from the movie Airplane)...
This is my effort to support the airline industry and get people flying again! * * * * * I was tired and ready to get to my hotel when I got on the plane. The flight was delayed 2 hours in Stewart and 5 hours in Chicago and there's another 2.5 hours to go to Austin. Thank God, I had a good seat. Middle of the plane, exit row. I sat in my aisle seat and did...
Liverpool Airport Her flight delay brought an intensity of panic not felt since that day six days earlier - since that moment she'd broken free. Sitting in the Waiting Lounge, her body already sheathed in sweat from the terror that consumed her, her eyes never left the screen, focus solely on that one single word that seemed to sum up her life - delayed. H...
It was well after dawn when the four of us pulled up to the cabin in the ambusher’s pickup. I could see several guns tracking our movements from the upper windows and the tree line. When I stopped the truck, I got out carefully, not knowing how itchy the fingers were on those triggers. Once I was recognized, Melissa came outside carrying her AK47. “Take...
Where are we going?" Gloria asked when, after having gotten her out of bed early the next morning, we were walking out to the plane. "Today is sightseeing, by air. The American Southwest as you've never seen it," I answered. "We have reservations for today and tomorrow in Sedona, but it's getting there that is going to be fun." We took a meandering route,...