one more vote in the pro-flying column here

I don't need or want to be plugged into an iPad or a Nook or the IFE, I don't need or want to be nose-down in my laptop or a physical book ... about the most relaxing disconnect-from-the-world environment for me is a window seat where I can just watch the world go by for an hour or two (or four or eight) ... and yes I'll be the first to admit that the closer that window seat is to the pointy end of the plane, the nicer the flight experience generally is

I've been an airline geek since about age 5; I've been in and around the aerospace business (commercial and military) for a long time, including three years as a flight test engineer for Boeing... even though I'm nowhere near the traveler that Seat 2A is, and nowhere near the road warrior that many on this board are (I logged my 2000th flight last month, and I'm closing in on 2 million miles), I've really enjoyed most every one of 'em

and of course in many cases the flight itself is only a small part of the overall enjoyment of traveling