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Article: An unfortunate phobia for a foreign correspondent
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- The Topeka Capital-Journal
- Article date:
- October 30, 2009
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By Robyn Dixon
LOS ANGELES TIMES
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar -- Clackety-clack. Clackety-clack. I
pause as I mount the steps of the 737, frowning at the spinning
engine.
"Does your engine always make that noise?" I ask the flight
attendant boarding an airplane from Antananarivo to the south of the
country. "Seat 5B," he says. "On your right."
A moment's hesitation. I sit. (Mental image: Flames shooting from
the left-hand engine.)
The problem with having one of the world's most interesting jobs
and flying to the world's most fascinating places is getting there.
Whenever I land, it's fine. I plunge in, full of curiosity, and
forget all about flying.
Accelerating down the runway on our flight from ...