That was fun! I did get to sit in First Class a few times on MD-80 flights and they were pretty quiet from there as well. And I do recall one unfortunate time I was in the very last row and that is very definitely not quiet at all.
Very evocative! Like you, I was fascinated with aircraft from an early age. The 'observation' deck at the old Albuquerque Sunport terminal was a wonderful place to watch private, commercial, and military aircraft land and taxi. The lobby area of the upgraded airport had a marvelous painting by Wilson Hurley, a former military pilot ... I think the National Air and Space Museum also has one of his paintings.
That was fun! I did get to sit in First Class a few times on MD-80 flights and they were pretty quiet from there as well. And I do recall one unfortunate time I was in the very last row and that is very definitely not quiet at all.
Yes, not at all quiet in the back. I once flew in row 2 on a Midwest 717 and that was super quiet as well.
Very evocative! Like you, I was fascinated with aircraft from an early age. The 'observation' deck at the old Albuquerque Sunport terminal was a wonderful place to watch private, commercial, and military aircraft land and taxi. The lobby area of the upgraded airport had a marvelous painting by Wilson Hurley, a former military pilot ... I think the National Air and Space Museum also has one of his paintings.
Nice, I love ABQ! I’ll be going there again soon. Thank you for sharing!