http://www.johnmurch.com/2008/01/22/flying-continental-on-the-new-757/ John Murch Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:43:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.johnmurch.com/2008/01/22/flying-continental-on-the-new-757/comment-page-1/#comment-9357 skooba steve Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:58:10 +0000 http://www.johnmurch.com/2008/01/22/flying-continental-on-the-new-757/#comment-9357 Its nice to hear that a US based airline has begun to catch up with some overseas carriers in the realm on in-flight entertainment. You mentioned that the particular flight offered approximately 14 movies which is impressive for a short flight especially with an "on-demand" style setup. I've recently been flying with Virgin Atlantic and once again I was very impressed with the vast selection of movie titles I was offered in an "on-demand" style of playback. Although I also noticed a similar problem, whenever the captain or a member of the crew made an announcement the default volume for the announcement was 8 (!) levels above the volume I was using for their movie and music content. Many times during my flights with Virgin Atlantic I had to throw my head phones off in a fit of rage just to spare my eardrums from the BLAST of another "seat-belt sign" announcement. I understand the importance of the crew speaking with the passengers during a flight but why must the volume level of their announcement come in at such an intolerable level? Its nice to hear that a US based airline has begun to catch up with some overseas carriers in the realm on in-flight entertainment. You mentioned that the particular flight offered approximately 14 movies which is impressive for a short flight especially with an “on-demand” style setup. I’ve recently been flying with Virgin Atlantic and once again I was very impressed with the vast selection of movie titles I was offered in an “on-demand” style of playback. Although I also noticed a similar problem, whenever the captain or a member of the crew made an announcement the default volume for the announcement was 8 (!) levels above the volume I was using for their movie and music content. Many times during my flights with Virgin Atlantic I had to throw my head phones off in a fit of rage just to spare my eardrums from the BLAST of another “seat-belt sign” announcement. I understand the importance of the crew speaking with the passengers during a flight but why must the volume level of their announcement come in at such an intolerable level?

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