Mile High Club

The Mile High Club (or MHC) is a slang term collectively applied to individuals who have engaged in sexual activity while on board an aircraft. The name originates from the fact that most commercial aviation cruises at an altitude of one mile or higher. However, since 'membership' in the club is really a matter of an individual asserting they have qualified, the qualifications for membership are open to some interpretation.

Related Topics:
Slang - Sexual activity - Aircraft - Altitude - Mile

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Some people attribute the allure of the club to the lower atmospheric pressure in the flight cabin, which they claim increases the intensity of orgasms. Others say they have fantasies about pilots or flight attendants, or a fetish about planes themselves. For many others, perhaps the majority, the appeal of joining the MHC is the thrill of doing something taboo and the chance that they might be discovered.

Related Topics:
Atmospheric pressure - Orgasm - Fantasies - Pilot - Flight attendant - Fetish - Taboo

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The first and founding member of the MHC is generally considered to be Lawrence Sperry, inventor of the autopilot. In November of 1916 he reportedly was engaged in sexual activity with a woman while he was flying in his Curtiss flying boat over Babylon, New York, when they crashed (non-fatally) into the water. His status as founder of the club is a retrospective honor derived from the fact that he is the first person reported to have engaged in aerial sexual activity, and from his association with the development of the autopilot at Sperry Corporation. It is not a literal honor since they crashed from an altitude of only 500 feet, and since the term "Mile High Club" was not in use at the time.

Related Topics:
Lawrence Sperry - Autopilot - 1916 - Curtiss flying boat - Babylon, New York - Sexual activity - Sperry Corporation

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The NTSB has ruled that at least one accident was caused by a pilot engaging in sexual activity while piloting a small plane. For those seeking a safer way to travel in flagrante delicto, numerous private charter companies offer the opportunity to book a flight for the express purpose of engaging in sexual activity.

Related Topics:
NTSB - Accident - In flagrante delicto

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