> I enjoyed your account of your flight, Kiki. As one who flies a lot, I can tell you that it was really pretty normal. My record is getting bumped seven flights in a row. But I fly standby, which adds a lot of adventure to the whole thing. I don't know how much you fly, but your comment about the engines getting quiet makes me think that you don't fly a lot. First time flyers often mistake the normal sounds of the plane for disaster in the making. Wheels and flaps going up and down make wierd noises. Engines winding up or down can be disconcerting. Sometimes the steep angle of a takeoff or a sharp turn can be upsetting if you aren't used to it. And sudden turbulance can make the plane sound like it's falling apart. I've seen people on the edge of panic just because a plume of water vapor sometimes is created by the air conditioning. This is the result of cold air contacting warm moist air in the cabin of a plane that has been sitting around in a warm moist climate. I tend to panic when I look out the window and see the ground above the plane, or if the pilot runs down the aisle wearing a parachute. Otherwise, the stuff that happens on the plane hardly even wakes me up.
> Howard

Actually, I DO fly quite a bit, and I don't think I've ever heard engines make that particular sound before, and everyone on the plane exchanged slightly confused and frightened glances. So, yeah.... but that's okay, we're alive!!

Ki"mommy, why is the plane going straight down?"ki