adventures of an airplane geek

ADVENTURES OF AN AIRPLANE GEEKDan Webb

March 1, 2010

You know you’re an airplane geek when…

…you have 236 inflight magazines in your house.

…you enjoy the feeling of jetblast. …your friends have no idea what you’re

talking about, but smile and nod anyway. …you remember specific aircraft you’ve

flown. …you research specific seats. …you want to work in an industry with

horrible financial performance.

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