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    Astrophysicists May Have Found The Fastest Way To Load A Plane

    by SharonKurheg September 4, 2021
    by SharonKurheg September 4, 2021

    Everyone wants to load a plane faster. Airlines want it because it’ll get them off the ground on time. Passengers want it because it’ll get them to their destination faster. …

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    Why Planes Dump Fuel

    by SharonKurheg August 27, 2021
    by SharonKurheg August 27, 2021

    You may have heard about a plane “dumping fuel” before. The definition of it is pretty self-explanatory…the plane has X amount of fuel and it throws out, or “dumps” (although …

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    Can Pilots Hear When Passengers Clap?

    by SharonKurheg August 19, 2021
    by SharonKurheg August 19, 2021

    When Joe and I were en route to Iceland and took our first post-COVID flight (which, as it turned out, wasn’t really post-COVID), MCO –> JFK, we were a little …

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    They Live Near An Airport & Complained About Plane Noise. The Responses Were Classic!

    by SharonKurheg June 4, 2021
    by SharonKurheg June 4, 2021

    When I was a little girl, we lived pretty close to JFK and frequently had planes flying overhead. I grew up with it, it was a way of life and …

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    How Long Will A Plane’s Tires Last?

    by SharonKurheg February 23, 2021
    by SharonKurheg February 23, 2021

    Have you ever thought about all the stuff that goes into designing and building a plane so that it can fly 35,000 feet in the air (by the way, here’s …

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    What Do You Do With 144 Retired 747s Lying Around? Start An Ultra Low Cost Airline!

    by SharonKurheg January 7, 2021
    by SharonKurheg January 7, 2021

    2020 was the year of coronavirus, and, understandably, an absolutely horrible year for airlines. It was also the year of airlines retiring many, if not all of their 747s, as …

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    How This Could Become The Most Hated, Untrusted Plane Company Ever

    by SharonKurheg December 27, 2020
    by SharonKurheg December 27, 2020

    When reading about plane companies that aim to decrease emissions, its readers tend to be in two camps. There are those who care about the environment and are voracious readers …

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    Why Airplanes Are Usually Painted White

    by SharonKurheg December 13, 2020
    by SharonKurheg December 13, 2020

    Here’s an oldie but a goody… OK yeah, it’s kinda gross, but it’s a funny meme, in a dark humor sort of way. Anyway, that “Look, up in the sky! …

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    FCC Says No Phone Use On U.S. Flights, “Don’t You Know Who I Am?” Airport Guy Got What He Deserved, Why Planes Fly At Higher Altitude Nowadays

    by SharonKurheg December 5, 2020
    by SharonKurheg December 5, 2020

    Hi, travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV in the past week or two. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that …

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    How And Why Planes Are De-Iced Before Takeoff

    by SharonKurheg December 1, 2020
    by SharonKurheg December 1, 2020

    If you have winter where you’re traveling from, de-icing a plane can become a frequent part of the air travel journey. There are some experts out there who probably know …

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