I'm really tired after a few days of non-stop flying. No, I didn't go anywhere. I was using the Flight Aware program to follow my son, his wife and our granddaughter while they were inside an Airbus & then a 777 as they flew to Bangkok from Seattle. Our granddaughter is on the U.S Women's basketball team (wheelchair) and they will compete against other countries teams this week.
It was hard to get my head around the fact that the small golden symbol that represented their flight was actually going 540 mph at 30'000 feet over land and sea. Of course I have flown many times starting with prop powered planes, then Turboprops, followed by jets. I have flown in a 747 and a Schweizer glider, helicopters and a 1947 Taylorcraft tail dragger. Still, it was a strange feeling to see thousands upon thousands of aircraft in the air. (symbols)
Some symbol's overlapped but they would be flying separated from each other by thousands of feet in altitude. You could see hundred of plane symbols around major airports, each taking their turn at landing or taking off. Being a flight controller has to be a stress filled job.
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