--- In [email protected], "areofilm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Leg room? Doesn't everyone's legs go down under the seat in front of > them? I'm 5'10" and i don't remember having a seat reclined bugging > my legs. It did hit me in the head once, but that's why i look behind > me before reclining.
I'm 6'5". Unless I also recline, my legs do not "go down under the seat in front" without significant contortion, and even in that case, they'll only fit in one position. After about an hour of that, I have to get up and walk around for a while, so sleeping on planes is generally out of the question for me unless the seat next to me is unoccupied. Not once has a passenger in front of my asked for my consent before reclining. There have been times when I've seen the seat start to come back and I've just left my knees there to keep it from going back all the way. Sometimes they get the message, sometimes not. When they don't, I eventually concede the point and do what I can to be comfortable. Obviously I greatly prefer getting exit-row seats. Not only do they have more legroom, but generally the seats in front of an exit row cannot recline! Unfortunately, the penny-pinching airlines have discovered how desirable exit-row seats have become because of the inadequate seat spacing in other rows. They now sell reservations for them, 24 hours in advance, for $15 additional fare. Just another reason for me to avoid air travel whenever driving or taking the train is a reasonable alternative. On TV this morning I saw a brief feature about a new type of reclining aircraft seat whose bottom part slides forward as the back reclines. It didn't say whether this will be an improvement for the folks behind such seats or not. David Patch Toledo, Ohio
