Speaking of aviation...

I read Salon's Ask the pilot column fairly regularly, and I've already linked to some columns. So it's interesting to see that the columns have been turned into a book (excerpt here; interview with the author here).

Here are some good Ask the pilot columns:

• On the environment, and American geographic illiteracy
• Recalling flying toward the World Trade Center on a commercial flight
• A discussion of national carriers
• The best views from (and of) aircraft, and a discussion of pilot and plane safety
• On causing a toilet to explode
• Remembering the worst aircraft accident ever- and why it could happen again
• Lavatory refuse falling from the sky

[By the way, as is normal with salon.com, you will have to watch a short advertisement before you can start read the above articles...it isn't too bad, since you only have to watch one advertisement per day to view all the articles on their site.]