Round The World and other travels

Flight Log 17 : AA194

San Francisco (SFO) - Boston (BOS)

I had been allocated seat 5A, which was in the last row of First Class, but that was OK, because there was a bulkhead behind me and I like that. The seats were the beige leather ones that I remember seeing on a GLA-ORD service a decade ago and were in 2+2 formation. They struck me as wider than the blue seats on the 767 from HNL to SFO. Even before I sat down, I could not help noticing crumbs in the little tray area between 5A and 5C ... not the best cleaning job in the world, then   Never mind ... I got rid of what I could and ignored the remainder, concentrating instead on enjoying a pre-takeoff glass of champagne.

We pushed back at 1411 and taxied across the end of runway 28L to 28R. I was slightly startled to see an aircraft landing on 28L very quickly indeed after we had crossed its path   We were airborne by 1422, making that very steep climb so typical of the 757. Based on a previous SFO-LHR flight with BA, I had thought that I would be on the wrong side of the plane for a good city view. On that previous occasion, the 747 had climbed out over the ocean, then turned and overflew the Golden Gate Bridge, giving those of us on the right a great view of San Francisco. But of course the 757 climbs so much faster than a 747, so the turn came much sooner and those of us on the left got the view. Lucky me   Unfortunately we were over Oakland before the use of electronic devices was authorised, otherwise I would have taken a picture.

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