Security and friendliness in Airports.

 

This week we talk about some of the points of Airport, and airline comfort and security.

 

Airport Security and friendliness:

It is an unpleasant experience, and over all negative to go through the security checkpoints. Airport personnel are people who don’t smile, or say “How are you doing? Where are you going?” They don’t engage to make the passenger feel anymore welcome on this trip, then with police interrogation. I think for me, the no smiling is a deal breaker. I like to see people who can emote. The checkpoints are now becoming so much that in a lot of airports they are backed up. This also happens on holidays, and business trips, etc. But this new machine, the one that shows a almost x-ray picture to see if they are carrying weapons, a lot of people had fits because it showed them in a very intimate way, no clothing. So people really don’t like that machine. However, although it does show an almost naked person, I can understand peoples reluctance to use that, it is for the safety of hundreds. I’ve been in them twice, I think it’s kind of fun.

 

Airline Comfort and leisure:

Flying has become a chore, almost literally. Almost no one enjoys the travel that involves airports and airplanes.

No leg room, no good food. You have to pay extra money now after the initial cost of the flight… To get a cheap snack that you could have gotten at home and saved money on. Not to mention the baggage. WTF, now we have to pay 20$ dollars for a carry on?! I think airlines are trying to milk us for all we have. It isn’t about the experience anymore, it’s about the money.

 

I know this isn’t a very long post. And for that I am sorry. My editor decided I should scrap my original post and start over, and we had company over and I had to go do stuff with them, setting me back on the posting day. I’m sorry. But I promise next one will be longer.

 

See you next week.

 

 

My first blog about planes

I think I found what I would work on. . . My blog will be about planes, travel, and crashes in the world of aviation…

First I will start with causes of crashes… 70% are all pilot error… It says a lot doesn’t it? Humans are prone to fail, and common mortal errors of judgment. Which might explain my habit of dating the wrong people 20% of all crashes are due to mechanical, or ATC (Air traffic Control) failure. And that leaves the pathetic 10% from severe weather. So, my point here is it is still safer to get on a jumbo jet, than it is to step off a curb to cross the road.

Planes are made to be safe, they go though rigorous tests and test flights… They are built to not fall out of the sky. Though there are that do. I will talk about them, and discuss why and what could have been done to prevent them. To a lot of people crashes are a touchy subject, and I will touch as many subjects about them as possible, and I will apologize in advance. I feel the more we know the more we can get a better understanding about planes, travel and also the effects that air travel has done to our species, and the few animals that have flown too.

So first off. Lets talk about the body of the plane. Or I like to call it Aeroplane, which is actually the correct spelling. But lets see, parts from the head to the tail. First we have the nose, which has instruments that measure the pressure, distance, and altitude. It is closed in a carbon fiber case. It is to protect, however it crumbles when it hits something, even as soft as the terminal. (It has happened) Here is a picture of what happens

Then we have the Pitot tubes, which measure pressure, temperature, and wind speed. Next is the cockpit, this is where the magic happens of flight. (Not that you perv!) Now moving down, most fuel tanks are located over the wings. Have you ever seen the bulges on a plane near the wings? Those are the fuel tanks. All fuel goes to the engines on the wings/tails depending on the model.

Now the fuselage is a french word for the body of the plane. It’s from the nose to the AUX power unit. Aux is also french, meaning auxiliary, it is the small engine in the “tail” that gives exhaust, and is a backup power unit. Most of the power comes from the main engines.

That about sums up the body of the plane, there is the flaps, ailerons, spoilers. On the wing… There is the vertical stabilizer on the tail, and horizontal. The rudder, and flaps, on the tail as well.

The Safety on a Plane:

Over the wings, or in the rear… Although if a plane goes down everything goes down, it is still safer to be in the center or in the back where the G’s from the force of the crash will not be as strong as in the front. You don’t hear of many pilots surviving do you? Second, the brace position is not as safe as it is said. Although your chances of living on a plane after the crash is high, you will likely have broken bones, and fractures. Because the chairs are still poorly designed. The chairs have not changed that much in the last 50 years. So when a plane crashes you see a lot of chairs ripped from their place… Right? Boeing, and Airbus, need to redesign the chairs to be safer. To not inhibit more injuries then necessary.

Planes are still the safest from of transportation, and you have to put faith in the pilot and co-pilot… And auto-pilot… And if you know you will be having an emergency… I suggest you find as many things to cushion you and still use brace… Because in the end more lives are spared. And although there are broken bones… Wouldn’t you rather have that then no life at all?

See you all next week, same time same place!