Did you ever wonder about your own "fight or flight" response? Here's is a young man discovering that his response is most definitely "fight." How would your primitive brain respond? picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

This time lapse image shows air traffic flight patterns over N. America from space.

(I'm not sure of its authenticity since the popular "power grid" photo turned out to be a fake). picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

A Pearl Harbor-based sailor was arrested on suspicion of molesting a 13-year-old girl on a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Hawaii to Arizona. picked by muppet 9 months ago

A chunk of a US Airways wing separated during a flight from Orlando to Philadelphia and cracked a passenger's window. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

This guy launches a paper airplane off the 30th floor of a building in the financial district of New York City. The flight it goes on without crashing is pretty amazing. picked by misswinkle 9 months ago

A Swiss daredevil's bid to cross the English Channel propelled by a jet-powered wing strapped to his back moved a step closer with a successful 36km test flight over Switzerland.(with video of flight over Alps) picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Before that full flight, the crew put on pink feather boas and sang for its couple hundreds passengers, she said. "Even the pilot was wearing fairy wings and got into it," Williams said. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

Amazing flight demo! I hope I live long enough to do something like this. Richard Branson (Virgin) is just the guy to do it too.

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(BBC news coverage posted by mrnelson) picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

Flight Simulator geeks are flying around the world in the 2007 Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race. The race pits teams from AVSim, FlightSim and Sim-Outhouse against each other in a race around the world with special rules, conditions and bonuses. All teams were given the rules 24 hours in advance of the start of the race (10a EST on Friday). The rules include route requirements (such as two a... read full post picked by dfelteau 2 years ago

Flight of the Conchords. (has anybody got HBO? I record them all, call) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A flight attendant obviously wanted to liven things up a bit for the crew and passengers. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

Google appear to have added a hidden feature to the latest version of Google Earth... A flight simulator! There are two aircraft to choose from in this version... The F16 and the SR22. picked by bunmaster 1 year ago

A 14-year-old boy was forced to stand for nearly two hours on a Ryanair flight from Italy to Britain recently despite having a cast on one of his legs. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The acclaimed British physicist Professor Stephen Hawking is planning a flight into space, London's Daily Telegraph said today in an interview to mark his 65th birthday. picked by teaya21 2 years ago

Passengers on a British Airways flight from New Delhi to London faced a 13-hour delay as the pilot felt he was too sleepy after a noisy night in a New Delhi hotel. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

At the end of the 1,300km journey, rescuers at Vnukova airport were initially unable to take off his coat and shoes because his arms and legs were so badly frozen. Crazy kid. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

Launch a paper airplane from a building and try to get the highest rank and distance you possibly can.

My best is 113.744 meters and my global rank is 15,646. picked by Blankspace73 7 months ago

Thought about putting this in 'braindead'!! picked by topofall 3 months ago

The duo from New Zealand playing Jenny. They have a show coming on HBO this summer.

"We'd just grab a sandwich, and put it in our mouths. Oh, that's the only way to have sandwiches!!!!" picked by 86Apex 1 year ago

A shorebird called a bar-tailed godwit, like the one pictured here, was recently found to have flown 7,145 miles (11,500 kilometers) nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand, the longest uninterrupted bird migration ever recorded, scientists say. picked by maxriter 1 year ago