your aircraft window seat etiquette

[Ayahuasca]

You are in the window seat whist landing / taking off.

Obviously the blind is up (see the thread about the up / down controversy).

The person in the middle / aisle seat seems interested in the view outside.

Do you sit back, compromising your own view of whatever you're flying over so that he can see too, or do you ignore him, and hog the window?

[anonymous-user]

You lean forwards looking right out the window and use both your hands to make there are no viewing bits to see out through!

[Puggit]

I always sit in the window - and usually try and sit in a position that gives both me a good view, and also my neighbour.

Obviously if it's a fit bird, I encourage her to learn over me to look out the window.

[DrTre]

i sit back so i have a better view "forwards" than them.

Then I cringe and mutter either "Jesus fking Christ, i think we're going to hit it" or "Jesus fking Christ, it's going to fall off" depending whether I'm sitting forward or aft of the wing.

[moles]

I do whatever I feel like either I paid more for the seat or I got to the airport earlier than them so why shouldn't I?.

[sneijder]

I make sure I win the arm rest battle before pushback, position my knee in the gap between the seats in front before the Ididntcheckinonlineandgotthiscrappyseat or more likely, better half gets the chance.

I then proceed to press my face against the window as if I was on a sunshine special.

By way of compensation to the unfortunate viewless passenger next to me, I provide sound effects.

[Blib]

Only midgets choose the window seat.

Real men sit on the aisle.

[Blue160]

When I fly with th OH I always have the window seat.

I never have to worry about blocking the view because she is so scared of flying she tends to keep her eyes shut for the first hour or two

She also grips my arm so tightly I'm left with bruises by the time we land.

[Streetrod]

hora said:

Blib said:

Only midgets choose the window seat.

Real men sit on the aisle.

Agree- I can't physically fit in there!

+ 1 to that

Also the aisle gives you a good view of any potential honeys making a dive for the loo, or even better as they try and climb over from the middle of the centre rows of seats, does that make me sound like a perv?

[Super Slo Mo]

Streetrod said:

Also the aisle gives you a good view of any potential honeys making a dive for the loo, or even better as they try and climb over from the middle of the centre rows of seats, does that make me sound like a perv?

Erm....no idea

Always get the aisle seat too, it means i can get up and wander to the toilets, get a drink, stretch my legs, etc. For a short, couple of hour flight, it makes no difference, but on a longer flight it just makes it less painful. Most people seem to sleep during the flight, while I never do, so being able to move about the plane without disturbing anyone is important to me.

[Jamus]

Blib said:

Real men sit on the aisle.

Damn straight.

[schmalex]

I always go for one of the two aisle seats in the middle of the cabin so that I don't get disturbed by the person nect to me getting up to go to the loo (or vice versa). The view is pretty irrelevant IMO.

[Frederick]

I try to jump straight into one of the emergency exit seats, I want to be first out the fking thing if it shows signs of coming down unscheduled and I like the extra legroom for free!!

[trooperiziz]

Jamus said:

Blib said:

Real men sit on the aisle.

Damn straight.

I used to do the aisle thing, but i'm 6ft and broad shouldered, which means you get knocked on the shoulder every time somebody walks past.
I'm now a window seat person, which means I lose a bit of legroom, but can lean against the window and go to sleep without getting woken up as people wander past.

If the middle person wants to look past my drooling/snoring ugly mug, they are more than welcome

[Dogwatch]

Frederick said:

I try to jump straight into one of the emergency exit seats, I want to be first out the fking thing if it shows signs of coming down unscheduled and I like the extra legroom for free!!

I think there may be bad news coming down the line for you.......

[anonymous-user]

Super Slo Mo said:

Always get the aisle seat too, it means i can get up and wander to the toilets, get a drink, stretch my legs, etc. For a short, couple of hour flight, it makes no difference, but on a longer flight it just makes it less painful. Most people seem to sleep during the flight, while I never do, so being able to move about the plane without disturbing anyone is important to me.

Same here, I hate having to climb over other people to be able to walk around/go for a slash. Especially since apparently "social ettiquete" or somesuch B.S says that I can't just let loose in my pants

[i remember]

just tell him to stop staring at the back of your head!

[Puggit]

schmalex said:

I always go for one of the two aisle seats in the middle of the cabin

[Puggit]

swerni said:

Luckily the last few long halls haven't been in cattle.

Surely not paid for by the company?

Incidently, the evil machine company have been tapping me up to go back...!

[Vipers]

Picking the outside seat of a row of 2,. bird by window was leaning forward to see out,. as they do this. their jeans tend to pull down a tad, good god, she had the teeniest G string I had ever seen, try as I might, I just couldn't see out of the window.

Eyes glued to her lower half, inside seat for me next time, and always will be