Those look like standard off-the-shelf skid steer (read Bobcat) tires. Maybe with some tread lug shaved off for weight.

Meh. It's the Corbin. I don't like that it's lower than stock, which puts my butt closer to my feet. With that big opposed engine, there's really no room to stretch out.

naked wings

Not true. Actually, the opposite can happen. An unvaccinated kid can carry a disease an pass it on to a vaccinated kid. Maybe they both get sick, maybe one or the other, maybe neither. Vaccines are not 100.00% instantly effective.

You have the "ability" to recline, not the right. If the seat recline is broken, the airline is under no obligation to provide any refund or pro-rated discount. Your ticket only entitles you to what is outlined in the Contract of Carriage.

Your ticket does not include a reclining seat. You ticket only entitles you to what is outlined in the Contract of Carriage, which basically says that you will get from Point A to Point B. It says nothing of amenities, services, comfort, etc. The airlines provide drinks and food to keep people happy and…

Boeing "Sky" Interior. Sorry.

After reading most of the legitimate arguments for and against reclining here, I'm hesitant to use the phrase "common courtesy", but that's what I feel like applies to the armrests. If you have the end seats, you automatically have at least one armrest that is exclusively yours. You also have a little extra leg…

I work for an airline. We just buy the seats. The design engineers at the seat manufacturers have their own working constraints between the FAA regulations, the airlines' desire for light weight and ease of maintenance, and customers' desire for comfort. I agree that many seat headrests are bad. The best coach…

Third reply-reply on this comment. Yes, you are correct. That was my original intent. Thank you for re-clarifying.

I have never seen them offered at a discount at airlines with seat-specific tickets. At Southwest, where a ticket gets you any seat not already occupied by another passenger, there is no way to charge anyone more or less for any specific seats. The only premium price is for the first 15 positions in the boarding…

I do agree that using this device to exert control over another person's seat is a bad idea. I also agree that most passengers expect a certain level of service for a given ticket price. However, it is not a part of the Contract of Carriage behind that ticket. At Southwest, you can buy some tickets for $99. That…

I think you would be hard pressed to find a domestic flight still running a 727, but there are still some MD-90s around with aft airstairs. DB Cooper is lonely out there somewhere. Or maybe he just changed his name to Mick Dodge. IDK...

Yes, that was my intent. I clarified in a previous reply. There cannot be reclining seatbacks that would extend backward into an emergency egress path.

Personally, I think the policy is fair. The airlines are bound by FAA rules. They cannot operate a flight with anything (whether that's a person's bodymeat or luggage) blocking aisleways or seat rows. It could cause problems in an evacuation situation.

I work for an airline and travel on planes frequently. I'd say it's about half and half. Some people recline without hesitation, some people won't recline ever. Maybe they see it as a "pay it forward" kind of thing, where they are giving the person behind them more room. Maybe they just don't need or want to…

Yes that was my intent. The seatbacks that would otherwise be reclining into the exit path cannot recline.

Basically, any structural seat component has to be certified to handle various G-Loads (in 6 axes), at 1.33 times it's normal operating load. For the main parts of the seat, the FAA assumes that the average passenger is 170 lbs. Multiplied by 1.33=226 lbs. The highest G-Loads are 9G in the FWD direction (due to…

Technically, you are paying to be taken from Point A to Point B. Per FAA Regulations, passenger seats do not have to recline. Any recline ability is purely a provision of the airline to try to sale more tickets and justify slightly higher prices. Granted, it's in the airlines' best interests to keep the passengers…

The non-reclining seats are in the emergency exit rows. They have to be fixed in place, so that there is not the chance of the recline mechanism breaking in a crash and blocking the emergency exit route.