re: #12 Joanne

As someone who used to fly week in and week out for 10 years, I would freak the fuck out with no windows. As a pilot, I don’t care where they are as long as they can fly and get me from point A to point B in one piece. It’s not like they can see out the windows and how often does a jet fly VFR? That’s what cameras are for if needed (you see them on overseas flights where the camera is on in-flight entertainment).

When incidents happen, the pilots and 1st class almost always fare worse than the rest of the aircraft. Put the pilots where they have a better chance at saving as many passengers as possible. And I don’t think the nose is that place.

Right after the first production break at about body station 334 or so in a B727-100 (old school bird, but I worked a lot on them) would be best, but you add a LOT in drag by puting your cockpit up above the cabin.