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How fast is a plane going when it leaves the ground? Where do flight numbers come from? And is it still possible for passengers to visit the cockpit?   These are just a few of the puzzlers commercial airline pilot and air travel writer Patrick Smith tackles in his new book: Cockpit Confidential: Everything You […]

You meet all sorts of kindred souls here on the Internet -and on Twitter!  That’s where I crossed paths with Daniel Incandela who, like me, spends a lot of time in airports, on airplanes, and at museums. Incandela works at the Indianapolis Museum of Art as the Director of New Media and he pointed me […]

How fast is a plane going when it leaves the ground? Where do flight numbers come from? And is it still possible for passengers to visit the cockpit?   These are just a few of the puzzlers commercial airline pilot and air travel writer Patrick Smith tackles in his new book: Cockpit Confidential: Everything You […]

You meet all sorts of kindred souls here on the Internet -and on Twitter!  That’s where I crossed paths with Daniel Incandela who, like me, spends a lot of time in airports, on airplanes, and at museums. Incandela works at the Indianapolis Museum of Art as the Director of New Media and he pointed me […]