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RockCreek

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11. I flew in one once and never want to fly in one again.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 01:46 PM

7 hrs ago

Too automated.
The windows shaded out to black under airline control. No way to unshade them and get a view. I love looking out the window, and strongly prefer natural light to cabin lights. Selected a window, and got the equivalent of a curved wall. We took off in the early AM, and by the time the window was unshaded, it was night again.
Over 10 hours of overpriced claustrophobic hell.

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