ALOFT

Inspired by how birds fly.Daedus and his son Icarius decided to make them  each a pair of wings so as to access the skies.Later on,Wright brothers,with getting airborne in mind.And from a bicycle garage,constructed the first airplane to cut ribbon on one fascinating means of transport,air transport.

Air transport is the fastest and most reliable means of long range transport today.So fast and reliable is it that transversing continents within few hours of a day has been made possible.

The first experiences of most things  however  are usually meet with anxiety,to others even some measure of phobia.A mixture of excitement and other emotions will linger during your fast flight experience.Today we look at the airborne experience during a flight in général. And for brevity purposes side step the ticketing,bookings,luggage procedures et cetera.Thé expérience might be slightly différent depending on type of plane and hours of engagement.

Entry into an airplane is  through a  portable mounted staircase in big planes.Or some steps where you access the entrance for the smaller aircraft.

Once in you'll notice the cabins layout in most cases is no different from your bus.By this I mean simply rows of seats in two's or threes with a passage in the middle.Cormfotable on your seat and just about take off,you will be asked to fasten your seatbelts,notified of the gas masks and emergency exits in case of an eventuality, given route details and times et cetera.

About this time the engines  will have roared to life.You might be able to feel this.For the pressurised aircraft you will feel less of this because the aeroplane seems to have a stand alone internal environment.

The next thing,the aeroplane will begin to taxi into the runway where it is to take off.Here you feel more or less what you feel in a vehicle.When it comes time to lift,the aircraft will fully power her engines poising  for take off.

If you are seated next to a window behind the wings and depending on the type of aircraft.You will virtually see the propellers at the fuselage area rotate at very high frequency .All this to generate enough momentum for lift.

And before you say Jack Robinson, the plane which sometimes might stop to power herself fully for take off,will speed on the runway and in about 30 or so seconds lift.The heave over land into the sky can very well be felt.Basically almost what you feel when an elevator all of a sudden begins to lift.

Once the plane is off the ground,it will steadily begin to climb higher into the altitudes.This will be up to far past the clouds.The scenery as you transverse into the higher skies passing the clouds like smoke is phenomenal and beautiful altogether.The climb is usually up until you leave them far way below the level you are at.

You will notice your ears pop appering to have taken in air,in both the climbing and much more during the descent as you approach the runway.Pressurized aircraft's have lesser of this effect.

Chewing gum and dancing your jaw is one way you can aggravate this effect.In the descent especially if it's a little steep you might feel the plane thump a little again about the same feeling you feel once the elevator begins to move down.Like you are a suspended mid air for a fraction of a moment.

Sooner or later you will see the plane wheels released from their compartment, you will touch ground and decelerate into the parking bay or hangars.Marshallers on the ground assist in the process,giving hand signal accordingly.

As you alight unless there was turbulence,the feeling is great and one to look forward to.Enough time saved,smooth flight and breathtaking scenery.And ,huh !, you just defied gravity.