Author: Rob Mathison

One of the many great mysteries in my life is the airplane exit row. Time was that nearly anyone could select an exit row seat, no questions asked. Which was worrisome, although I doubt many of us considered it. After all, with the exception of the pilot, is there a potentially more critical role on the plane than that of the exit row passenger? Sure, 99.99999% of the time, the exit row passenger has zero responsibility other than enjoying the extra legroom. But what about that one-in-a-million flight where suddenly the plane unexpectedly falls out of the sky? While most…