So he spent £6000 instead of £30 by taking a helicopter instead of the train, but he also generated ~1100 kg of CO2 instead of ~10kg per person for the train. (No idea how many people were in the helicopter)
So. More fun. After 2 days of battling excel (I don't use it that much!) here's a chart showing both radiation dosage (microsieverts per hour) and altitude for Air NZ flight 691 on Thursday night. I may have mentioned there was a geiger counter on board! #geigercounter#flying
Is reclining your seat on a plane a no-no? An etiquette expert says that in these days of limited legroom, it's inconsiderate. Others point out that if seats weren't supposed to lean back, they wouldn't lean back. And there's a third point of view: The airlines are effectively selling the same space twice, so it's all their fault. Here's USA Today's breakdown of the issues. What do you think?
"#Spain wants to ban #ShortHaulFlights when there is an alternative by #train that takes less than 2.5 hours. However, flights using the capital city to connect to international routes would not be included in the ban.
ALA has argued that, rather than enforcing a ban, large airports should be connected to the #HighSpeedRail network to give travelers the choice between #flying and train travel."
The CEO of United #Airlines says that #flying over russian airspace is a ‘safety and security risk’ he won’t take—and it’s a big problem for Asia routes
“I think it creates a safety and security risk,” Kirby (CEO of United Airlines) said in Istanbul, highlighting concerns for the safety of #US citizens on such flights, or the possibility of being forced to land in russia for a variety of reasons.
This article doesn't mention one of the other advantages of sitting towards the back of the plane – I've found you're more likely to have empty seats there. I assume the booking system probably allocates from the front.
The best and safest seats in the economy cabin of a plane
International trains )&^#$%^&(!!
(or should we say: room for improvement)
Daughter travels to Bilbao for surfing holiday. Friend takes plane, daughter takes train. @Eurostar to Paris: Surfboard, no problem. @TGVINOUI Paris-Biarritz: Surfboard?! Illegal! That'll be €150 fine.
Also TGVINOUI: Bicycle? Yeah, we have a separate section for that. Ticket is €10.
Airline: Surfboard? Sure, that'll be €50.
Among my hobbies, probably the weirdest one is circular slide rules. I was introduced to them 22 years ago when I started flying lessons, and have since branched out from the E6B to non-aviation circular rules. I like them because
This hour’s random desktop background on my #MacbookPro is this A2A shot of the Terrafugia Transition. They were way to far ahead of the “flying car” curve.
When it first came out (can’t remember the exact year), I went to Oshkosh and pitched the company on a free advertising/marketing package from my ad agency in trade for a very early slot in their order book. Thankfully, that deal never came together.
I'm terrible on planes. I get so anxious that I've barfed on more than one occasion. I am generally frozen with terror from the time the plane starts moving until the time it stops.
So naturally, we are flying to our destination tomorrow instead of doing what I wanted and driving to it instead.
I've had three panic attacks about the flights and almost returned my tickets. I'd rather spend Christmas alone at home.