Do you remember your first airplane trip, and where

[milehiiu]

....you were going ?

I remember mine.  It came courtesy of my Uncle Sam.  After graduation from Indiana University. Flight from Chicago's O'Hare to Philadelphia , with a midnight bus trip to Fort Dix, New Jersey for basic training.  To this day, I remember the power of being pushed back into my seat as that Big 'ol Jet Airliner left the ground

So.... what was your first airplane ride ?  And where did it take you ? 

[Billingsley99]

My 9 flights were Indy to Las Vegas.   I might have had a little problem.  I never flew as a kid. 

[IUFLA]

Indy to Chicago O'Hare, then eventually to San Antonio, and a bus ride to Lackland AFB for USAF basic training. I had never flown before. 

Last I looked, I had over 300,000 miles on United alone. Love to fly.

 

[IU Scott]

1 hour ago, milehiiu said:

....you were going ?

I remember mine.  It came courtesy of my Uncle Sam.  After graduation from Indiana University. Flight from Chicago's O'Hare to Philadelphia , with a midnight bus trip to Fort Dix, New Jersey for basic training.  To this day, I remember the power of being pushed back into my seat as that Big 'ol Jet Airliner left the ground

So.... what was your first airplane ride ?  And where did it take you ? 

I am 49 years old and only flew one time in my life when I was 9 years old.  It was my only bothers senior year and my parents told him we would go anywhere he wanted to go.  He decided he wanted to o to California so we flew to LA.  My main memory was the flight back and me throwing up all the way from over Kansas to Indy.

[Seeking6]

My Grandfather was a pilot in Air Force. He had a personal plane so remember flying with him often growing up. My first commercial flight was O'Hare to Miami in early 80's. We had to dress up to fly. My how things change.

[5fouls]

I was 18.  Louisville to San Diego.  I honestly don't remember if there was a layover.  I have flown hundreds of time since then, With Louisville to Chicago for work being the bulk of those. 

[IUFLA]

1 hour ago, milehiiu said:

Flight from Chicago's O'Hare to Philadelphia , with a midnight bus trip to Fort Dix, New Jersey for basic training.  

I've taken that bus ride more than a few times from PHL to the McGuire/Fort Dix joint base.

Once, I was on my way back to Greenland (took a C-141 from McGuire to Goose Bay, Newfoundland, to Sondrestrom). I was the only guy on the bus that wasn't going to Army basic training at Fort Dix (I was an E-6 Tech Sgt at the time and I wasn't in uniform). When we pulled up to the drop off point for the new enlistees, this Army Spec 4 jumps on the bus and tells these "maggots" to get off the bus and line up on the yellow line outside. I was looking out the window when I feel a presence over me. Look up and the Spec 4 is over me and he asks if I have a "f'ing hearing disorder." Loudly. I pulled out my military ID identifying me as an E-6. This guy starts stuttering like Mel Tillis in a freezer. He must have apologized 10 times. I just told him no big deal.

The bus driver almost pissed himself laughing though.

[Zlinedavid]

15 years old.1997 (pre 9-11 security was wonderful). Indy to St Louis, St Louis to Portland. Visiting an aunt.

Flown I don't know how many times for work. Have the Delta terminals in Cincinnati and Dallas memorized, nearly so for Houston. Orlando a few times for vacations. Baltimore. Chicago. Palm Springs. Atlanta. Denver.

[mrflynn03]

Single engine plane ride out of Huntingburg airport when I was probably 7. They had a family fun day and you could do plane or helicopter.  I picked the plane because the pilot let me be his "co-pilot".  Got to wear the headgear and sit in the front seat. 

[Steubenhoosier]

Flew Indy to Boston for my honeymoon up in Maine.

Woman beside my wife found out it was my first flight and teased me the entire trip.

Everything was in good fun until it came time to land. Flying over the water coming into the runway at Logan Airport made this first time flyer turn several shades of green.