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Everybody should hear this:
It was my first trip on commercial since 9/11. I flew to Pittsburgh
from Chicago and back over weekend to visit my mother. Here is what
happened:
I sat on window seat in Air Tran. The plane was pretty full. When the
plane takeoff, I realized that the weather was going to be clear for the
whole trip and I happen to have my sectional charts with me. I decided to
pull them out and practice my little navigation. I am a student pilot
working on my cross-country. I was able to follow the trip using my
sectional. I thought, "boy, this is fun! I should have done this long time
ago!" I was busy looking at the map and matching it outside. The crew was
serving drinks. A steward approached to me and asked me, "What are you
doing? What is this?", pointing to my sectional. She looked nervous. I
explained to her about my navigation practice. All of sudden, she pushed the
cart all the way to the cockpit ( I was on the last row of old DC-9). That
lady disappeared into the cockpit. I started to wonder what was going on and
scanned around. I realized that the passengers was looking at me like I am a
hi-jacker. I must have made other people nervous. This lady who went into
the cockpit came out and stand by the cockpit door. I knew that she was
making sure that the cockpit is secure. After a minute or two, she came to
my row, talking to a passenger sitting next to me. I was unable to follow
the conversation. The passenger ,who was sitting next to me, got up move to
some place upfront. Then another passenger came and took a seat next to me.
This passenger was huge! I am extremely thin guy! I tried to start the
conversation trying to clear some misunderstanding. He was unresponsive.
Boy, I was embarrassed! I decided to put away the charts and tried to cover
my face. That same steward never move. She was looking at me for the whole
trip. So do that huge guy! The worst trip I ever had in my entire flying
history! On the trip back, I never touch my sectional. the weather was poor
anyway.

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