Flight to Raleigh

Yesterday I flew to Raleigh, NC for IBM Global Sales School, a training class for experienced sellers who are new to IBM. I had a layover and plane change in Cincinnati, which I thought was in Ohio, but I learned that the airport is actually in Hebron, KY. Go figure. Changing planes required changing terminals, which is common, but in this case, changing terminals was quite complicated. I took a shuttle bus, which drove across the tarmac, intersecting the runway where planes were landing, and arrived at the terminal on the other side. I guess a shuttle ride is cheaper than building a bridge (which the planes would hit) or a tunnel (which would be scary to be underneath a landing plane). I arrive in the other terminal and my flight is not listed on the board. I go to the information booth and the gentlemen tells me that the flight number has changed, but I could go to gate C66 and get more information. At the gate, I walk through a door that leads me outside to the tarmac. I'm standing right next to a small jet. I climb up the fold-out steps and I'm standing right in front of the tiny cockpit. The overhead compartments are not big enough for carry-on sized bags, so the larger carry-on bags are loaded into the bottom of the plane. The flight was uneventful and I arrived safely at the Raleigh-Durham airport. It was an interesting experience, especially driving across the runway and getting on a little jet via fold-out steps. I guess I'm so accustomed to the large jets that this experience felt strange to me. More later on Global Sales School.