• SexMachineStalin [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    edit-2
    4 months ago

    I was visiting Seattle in 2019 with family and had the misfortune of flying in a Boeing for a transit flight within AmeriKKKa like 2 months after a Boeing crashed in Ethiopia. Suddenly the seats felt considerably tighter and the lights were constantly flickering off. At a point they turned off completely - was it Boeing’s amazing safety record or the pilots being cool because it was a night flight and there was some sweet views of nighttime city lights to take pictures of.

    On my return back to South Africa, the plane also banked like what I presume is like 40-45 degrees to the right on some occasions, not long after taking off from Seattle. Also a Boeing BTW. I swear I was thinking like “please don’t 9/11 into Mt. Rainier”.

    I also tell people to choose a flight that uses Airbus, lol.

    • GarbageShoot [he/him]@hexbear.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      4 months ago

      At a point they turned off completely - was it Boeing’s amazing safety record or the pilots being cool because it was a night flight and there was some sweet views of nighttime city lights to take pictures of.

      tbf it is normal to turn lights off at some point during the flight so passengers can sleep more easily. No idea if that was the case for your flight though.