new minor obsession: aviation

Recently someone pointed out this 'Ask Me' thread on a poker message board, where a
longtime American airline pilot answers all manner of questions from people. The pilot,
under the handle WOXOF, very amiably answers questions with interesting stories and
anecdotes about a bunch of things I had never even come close to thinking about before.
The thread, in tandem with further additional material on good ol' wikipedia and youtube
has provided a wealth of lunch hour 'edutainment'. Check out some more cool vids: