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Four ways to join the Mile High Club

by Jeffrey White (RSS feed) on May 31st 2008 at 4:00PM

The Mile High Club: Myth or realty?

The legend of the deed probably far eclipses the actual number of people who have had sex in an airplane lavatory. Most of us have probably heard, third and fourth hand, of someone who's done it. But that's usually where talk of the club ends.

Personally, it's not my thing. However, for those out there interested in giving it a shot, Ben Groundwater, who writes the Backpacker Blog at the Melbourne Age, has come up with a few sure-fire ways to have success up there in the friendly skies:

The Richard Branson method
The Girlfriend/Boyfriend/Husband/Wife method
The First Class method
The Random method

Seems to me the Richard Branson method has the best chance of lift off, if you will. Of course it relies heavily on having your own private jet -- which, come to think of it, kind of removes the need for heading to the lavatory in the first place. To go this route, Groundwater suggests chartering your own flight. Yeah, O.K.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

bjones May 31st 2008 6:02PM

Does doing the deed while Sky-diving count?
It was a little cold and a little windy but we were 5280 abouve the ground.

Paul May 31st 2008 7:04PM

I don't know what all the fuss is. I had sex with my girlfriend in one of the bathrooms on the plane. I think it was on a trip to Greece or maybe we were just going down to Miami from NY. It was in 1983 ....
ahhhh.....the good 'ol days.

me Jun 1st 2008 9:13AM

i wish people wouldn't encourage this. It's a nasty, stinky, airborne port o potty. Probably one of the dirtiest places you'll ever meet.

Randy Jun 1st 2008 11:18AM

Well, it's certainly NOT a myth, as I (and many, MANY others) could testify to. But why limit it to the lav, which as 'ME' suggests above is nasty and stinky (not to mention requires the skills of a contortionist!)

An overnight flight in a blacked-out cabin with a strategically placed blanket and a little -- how shall I say... sleight of hand -- can make that transcontinental / transoceanic flight quite memorable (the complimentary packet of salted nuts notwithstanding).

And if I may offer the following observation... since most flights cruise at 35,000 to 37,000 feet, it really should be referred to as the SEVEN Mile High Club. Fact check, dammit!

Jeff Jun 2nd 2008 11:11AM

You said salted nuts.

marsh Feb 13th 2009 9:59AM

I am also a member of the club, international flight
excellent!!

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