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American satirist Steven Colbert often interrogates his famous guests with the same 15 questions as a way of breaking the ice. One of which is the simple question “window or aisle?”. Most of the people Colbert interviews have enough money to choose a seat that has both, but the answer without fail is window.
It seems a universal truth that passengers on planes prefer to gaze out of a window and witness first-hand the magic that is flying. Pilots are lucky enough to have multiple windows that allow an unobstructed 180-degree view.
During take-off or landing, it certainly helps to see where you are going. Yet there are so many other moments that as the pilot, you can only look out in awe at what is before you.
The nature of the hours worked in aviation allows amazing views of both sunrises and sunsets, sometimes within the same shift. Soft hues of pink and purple delight in the early morning as the sun nears the horizon. The colours above the clouds feel more dramatic. Although when the sun finally breaks cover, the morning light forces pilots to scramble for their sunglasses and sunshades.
