Originally Posted by
corporate-wage-slave
One aspect is something I've long since sough to confute is the issue of pitch. Pitch is the traditional measurement of the distance, parallel to the aisle, between two rows of seats, measured on the same point on each row. In the days when all airlines seats were fairly similar and bulky this wasn't a bad guide, but now it has become meaningless.
Any comments?
In the wider sense, the seat pitch measurement can still convey useful information about passenger density and 'personal space' which the other measurements don't : for example at 31" you're 2" (7%) further from the persons in front and behind than at 29", and there's 7% more locker space too.