tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post6173737717434005000..comments2024-02-19T16:15:03.733-08:00Comments on View from the control tower: Flying the flagCaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-12693373572079420152013-04-06T15:20:51.062-07:002013-04-06T15:20:51.062-07:00The American view makes more sense to me. If it w...The American view makes more sense to me. If it were an actual flag on a flagpole, the field of stars is adjacent the pole, and streams out in the wind. For a vehicle you'd normally see it streaming out to the rear in the apparent wind as the vehicle moves forward. Obviously planes don't fly flags this way, but slower vehicles certainly do. So the US Airways flag is portraying the airplane flying backwards!Jeremynoreply@blogger.com