AQ 08 The Final Flight ...Back to Reality

Posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 by Ian Howerton in
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I don't know what it is, but no matter how many times I fly it never stops being serene. I think it's somewhat odd that my cross country trip ended up with a plane ride but it really does kinda make it feel final. It was a very interesting flight back to chicago. It begin in knox TN with the president giving his so called speech to the nation about the economy and how the bailout plan would save us all. Airports are already such an amazing emotional place but with everyone that morning hudled together watching and listening so intensely it really made you feel small considering. Normally at airports there is so much chaos, excitement, love, sadness going all over the place. However not today everyone was unifed as one mass discussing the same topic, our future. This just added to why I love airports so much, they truly are out country's barometer of emotion. What happens in the airport is real, no time for fake emotions here. If you sit for a moment and watch you can see all that is good in the world. I suggest to everyone that you fly somewhere, even if you have no where to go or no one to come with you. If your scared to fly, don't be, its one of the best things you could ever do. Heres a little proof of that.

My plane I took to my connecting flight in Charlotte, NC.



High above the clouds, there's nothing like seeing the edge of the earth. This is over the Smoky Mountain range flying east.


This vid is of the descent out of the clouds all the way up to the landing at the airport in Charlotte. It's a little long at 9 min. but most def worth the watch especially if you've never flown before.




This pic is of my new home, Chicago, right before I landed at O'Hare airport. You can see Sears Tower in the middle, which is the 4th tallest building in the world currently. It's truly amazing isn't it.

I have been exploring the windy city since I got back and have many photos to upload. I will be doing that sometime next week when I get a second to breath. I find it alot more difficult to update the page now since im back in the working world but stay tuned there is much, much, much more to come.

1 comments:

  1. Anonymous says:

    I miss you Nick