From the Wright Brothers first flight in 1903, to the everyday jumbo jets that transport people all over the world, flying is pretty flipping cool. Once a thing only pterodactyls and birds could experience, now it’s a rare occasion to meet an American who has never been on an airplane, and those of us who are more adventurous even jump out of them! Whenever I’m flying from coast to coast I always think about how crazy it is that some people actually made that same trip by horse and buggy, like in Oregon Trail, then I start reminiscing about the wonderful pixelated computer games of my childhood, and next thing I know we’re preparing for landing.
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