Aug
19
PilotJohn.com Briefing #8 - Week in Review
Filed Under ReviewWeek
A lot of new stuff has happened this week on PilotJohn.com. These weeks go by so fast! I hope everyone’s week was great and enjoyed all the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Videos!!
A couple updates have occurred this week on the site. First, some minor tweaking on the site design. I hope it’s loading a little bit faster for everyone and added some color to the sidebar. Next, on the main page you will see a continuously updated airport delay feed. Let me know if anyone has any thoughts on either of these updates!
The 2nd contest for white Remove Before Flight shirts has ended a couple days ago. 3 winners will be drawn randomly according to the rules of the contest when first posted. Winners will be announced within the next couple of days. So hold on tight! 
Now, let’s get to the posts and commentators!
Favorite Post of the Week
- New Details on the First Airbus A380 Flight - Singapore Airlines
- This post will show you how you can take part in aviation history - the first Airbus A380 flight! Is anyone going to bid on a ticket? If you do, please remember me
- This post will show you how you can take part in aviation history - the first Airbus A380 flight! Is anyone going to bid on a ticket? If you do, please remember me
Top 10 Posts
- How Will You Travel Through Life? The New Boeing 787 Dreamliner!
- PilotJohn.com Briefing #7 - Week in Review
- Boeing 787 Dreamliner Flight Deck Goes High Tech!
- Today’s Schedule - June 29, 2007 with Pics!!
- First Look at Virgin America’s Cabin
- Best Aviation Site of August - AirplaneBlog.com
- I Missed My Flight? Let’s Check The Runway!
- Today’s Schedule - August 5, 2007
- A Rough Weekend for Air Shows
- Want to be on the First Airbus A380 Flight?
Top 5 Commentators
- Ross (39)
Do I need to say anything? - Israel (17)
- OOM (4)
- daksh (3)
- stormin1961 (2)
Congrats to the new top commentators this week! OOM and daksh have appeared for the first time on the list! As always, make sure you add your favorite post to your favorite social networking site! It is greatly appreciated!
Have a great week everyone and Happy Flying!
John, it looks like it’s loading better!
I see some cobweb on the second spot of commentators too.
Have a good week!
Hey, as you know I had my first airplane flight. Well, I guess I could really call it 2 because it left St. Louis, connected in Denver, and finaled in Los Angeles and I ended up flying on two planes.
One was small with four seats in each row…two seats on each side of the aisle. The second was a 767 and that one was smooth. The best part was when the planes took off…especially when they hit the throttle.
I count myself lucky because on both flights, I had some really nice people I sat beside. Company can make or break any experience. Who could ask for anything better than someone willing to point out the awesome landmarks and tell you some of their family stories about those places.
I will be heading home tomorrow with two more flights to experience. I can’t wait. I like flying and I didn’t get nervous at all. The only thing that would make me want to drive would be the horrible check-in process.
I know that Europe has been doing it this way for a decade or more, but they have been doing it a decade or more. They have the routine down to where it isn’t a big deal and they can avoid long lines.
I also didn’t like one area where one of the airport workers was practically screaming at everyone about how to have their stuff ready to go through the metal detectors and how you can only have a 3oz bottle of liquids/gels (sanitizer, hand moisturizer, etc) in a plastic bag.
I just thought it rude that his demeanor said that he was tired of having to tell us this information over and over. By the end, I wanted to force some Jack Daniels down his throat and put him out of his misery.
Other than that, I am ready to fly again.
Yep the blog is loading better today -hmmmm seems like I was first again lol.
Israel - what cobweb? or is that suppose to be a joke?
Hey Spaceman!
Sounds like your first two flights were wonderful! Now didn’t I tell you that you had nothing to worry about! Let me know how your next two go!
I know what you have to go through for checkin/security. I don’t quite understand the whole yelling at everyone to get the point across. TSA needs to relax. It would make the passenger experience so much more wonderful!
It was supposed to be a joke about me at the second place on the top commentators — nothing wrong with the website John!
He he well im stuck on first I mean look at the cobwebs around me
Well, the second batch of flights was ok. They were both 757s and pretty boring, actually. One thing that was different was that in LAX, a woman was notifying people of stuff like the guy in STL but she had a very sweet voice and she seemed calm and understanding. Just goes to show that demeanor matters.
One thing I didn’t like was that when we got to STL, our bags apparently hadn’t followed. They were left in Denver. What I don’t get is that we paid for the full fare and everything, but the people who were on standby didn’t have any baggage problems.
I feel that if anyone’s bags should have been left behind, it should have been a standby person. Maybe I am just jaded about this now, but it is bogus.
Otherwise, I am going to start saving some money for my next flight…lol.
Have you decided the winners yet??? - I know im not one of them but I just want to know lol.
Hey Spaceman! Glad your last flights went great! The 757 is a very nice airplane !
The bag issue is always a problem! I always advice people if you can just carry on your stuff, just do that instead of checking it in. Now with the restrictions of liquids, it can be a little harder with carrying that stuff on and you will have to check it. Next time, just carry on a suitcase if you can fit all your stuff in it!
We havea few problems with baggage in this country but hey it all sorts itself out eventually
So wheres Week in Review number 9 I gather I am number one again =]
And how won the t-shirts?
Pilot John is probably having a lot of fun somewhere!
The spam comments did not beat you Ross! They started to show up on my page too… had to activate de anti-spam plugin.
Wooo! Ye, I do that and I block their IP’s wootles lol.
He he.
He he good old blocking people - I came on this morning and people were beating me le gasp!!
I want my week in review number one place he he
C’mon John! You’re one week late on your posts!