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Friday, October 26, 2007 12:00 AM

Ask the pilot

Do airplanes make you fart more? What happened to the dog hair on my suitcase? The pilot lets us in on readers' probing questions.

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  • Thursday, October 25, 2007 08:51 PM

    Airplanes, airports and earthquakes

    There is also a Russian movie titled "Air Crew" that involves an Aeroflot airliner on approach right when an earthquake destroys the runways. The special effects aren't the greatest; it's more of a "character development" movie. But it might be worth checking out.

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