Editing 726: Seat Selection

{{comic
| number    = 726
| date      = April 12, 2010
| title     = Seat Selection
| image     = seat_selection.png
| titletext = Don't click on the wing.
}}

==Explanation==
Many airlines give passengers the opportunity to select a preferred seat when booking a flight. In this case, [[Megan]] appears to be {{w|Airport check-in|checking in}} at a [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Self_check-in_at_Dublin_Airport.jpg/1280px-Self_check-in_at_Dublin_Airport.jpg self-check-in] at the airport, where she is given the opportunity to select her seat. Rather than selecting a seat on the diagram, Megan clicks on the pilot seat (which is of course not an actual option for  online seating reservations){{cn}}. In the last frame, we see that, because she chose the pilot seat, she is now actually sitting in the captain’s seat, flying the plane while whooping. A worried-looking pilot sits behind her at the back of the cockpit, holding both hands in front of his mouth. While she is flying in a presumably fully-enclosed cockpit, her scarf rises behind her as if being pushed by a great wind. This is likely to show that she is piloting the aircraft recklessly compared to a normal pilot.

The title text says to not click on the wing. The implication is that if you did click on the wing you would, similarly, end up sitting outside on the wing. Even if you were able to hold on, this would put you above the Death Zone, which is at 7 km (See the ''[[what if? (blog)|what if?]]'' article ''{{what if|64|Rising Steadily}}''). Standard cruising altitude is {{w|Stratosphere#Aircraft_flight|10 km}} (30-39,000 ft.). It would be an unpleasant death, as the air is so thin that you actually ''lose'' oxygen to the air (as explained in the mentioned what if?).

This kind of event could lead to situations as the one depicted in [[1660: Captain Speaking]]. For this reason, [[2862: Typical Seating Chart]] requests that non-pilots do not select the pilot seat(s).

==Transcript==
:[A seat selection diagram to book your seat on a plane is displayed on a gray background. It shows the front end of a plane to just behind the wings. The outline of the plane is in a darker gray color, while the seating section is light gray with black seats. The cockpit windows are shown as well as the entrance section in the front of the plane where two arrows point out of the two possible exits one on each side. The first class section with only four seats for each of the 3 rows are clearly separated from the rest of the seats. The six seats for each row is labeled with letters A to F and the rows are labeled for every third seat starting at 9 and ending after two numbers behind the wings at 27. Below, going over the wing pointing down is a frame with light gray background and the following text:]
:<big>Select desired seat</big>
:by clicking on the above chart
:<small>
:F
:E
:D
:C
:B
:A
:9 12 15 18 21 24 27
</small>

:[Megan, in a scarf with two suitcases behind her, is standing in an airport, contemplating her choice at the self-check-in, looking at the display from the first panel. Behind her is a manned check-in counter with Cueball and Ponytail in the distance, sitting behind three screens at the counter. Above them is a big sign with an arrow to the right:]
:<big>Gates</big>

:[Back to the seat selection diagram where a hand shaped cursor indicates that Megan has chosen the cockpit of the plane.]
:<nowiki>*Click*</nowiki>
:<big>Select desired seat</big>
:by clicking on the above chart
:<small>
:F
:E
:D
:C
:B
:A
:9 12 15 18 21 24 27
</small>

:[Close up of Megan seen through the front window in the cockpit of the plane, holding the yoke, her scarf hanging behind her into the next windows frame, like if she was riding a motorcycle, because she makes the plane rise enough for it to fall behind her. A pilot sitting behind her seen in the third window, is wearing a cap and sunglasses. He looks at her with both his hands held in front of his mouth.]
:Megan: <big>WOOOOOOO!</big>

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