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Question:
I will be flying NWA to Asia later this year. looks like the equipment will be a 747-200 and a 747-400. It will soon be time to make my seat selections. I enjoy a window seat with an unobstructed view. I will be flying coach class but since I have not flown on a 747 in some time I am unfamiliar with seating locations with respect to the wings. Are there any seasoned travellers out there who could make some recommendations regarding seating? I have access to the seating charts available on the NWA web site. Thanks for any responses. Jerry
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>I will be flying NWA to Asia later this year. >looks like the equipment will be a 747-200 and a 747-400. It will soon >be time to make my seat selections. I enjoy a window seat with an >unobstructed view. I will be flying coach class but since I have not >flown on a 747 in some time I am unfamiliar with seating locations with >respect to the wings. Are there any seasoned travellers out there who >could make some recommendations regarding seating? >I have access to the seating charts available on the NWA web site. >Thanks for any responses. >Jerry
Hi Jerry, most people like to sit in an exitseat for the huge legroom, but this mostely means that you are "on the wings" the most shaken place on board: avoid also the very last row , where the degree of inclination is less than on other seats. On the moment of your seatallocation you should ask the seat configuration , and than ask a seat on the row where are only few seats: e.g. some aircrafts have a configuration of 3-5-3 , than you ll be better of sitting in the row of 3: of course , you prefer a window seat ( I don’t : it limits my mobility) so you always be in a shorter row , but most of the time ( as the body of an aircraft narrows to the end) the row starts with 3 but on the last rows there are only 2 seats. So for me te best is the row before the last row. It is statistically prooven that people sitting at the end of an aircraft survive easier an aircraft crash too 
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>>Jerry >Hi Jerry, >most people like to sit in an exitseat for the huge legroom, but this >mostely means that you are "on the wings" the most shaken place >on board: avoid also the very last row , where the degree of >inclination is less than on other seats.
Hi, For my two cents worth, I like to try and get the bulkhead whenever possible. I’ve had very good luck with legroom (especially on AA’s F100s between YYZ-LGA), and since I never check anything down below*, it’s a quick grab in the overhead bin, and a quicker dash through the terminal. For recline room, yeah, the back is likely better, but on domestic travel in F-100s, DC9s/MD80s, 727s, etc., the noise in the back drastically over-rides lack of recline or legroom. Understand, too, that I’m one who *needs* the space…I’m a Big Guy with shoulders like a linebacker and a butt of a computer user <g>. My favourite is a window, left side, in front of the wing. Maybe it’s the Canadain in me–I like my seats with an "A" in them <big grin>. *(no, I’m not one who has 2 pieces of carry on each weighing more than Rush Limbaugh! One lightweight, well-though-out 22" and a small tote/briefcase for more than a week or a vacation.) To reply, please remove the "junkfree" from the reply address. Cheers, | For details of my book, Peter Dougherty |"Tracks of the New York City Subway" Amateur Radio: VE3-THX | http://www.quuxuum.org/pjd/trk-book.html in Toronto, Ontario. | | New York Subway track maps available online at | http://www.nycsubway.org/maps/