There are few things more uncomfortable on most modern day airplanes than the lavatory. Your maneuvering room is limited to about 3 feet by 3 feet (if you’re lucky), the …
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Travel
Astrophysicists May Have Found The Fastest Way To Load A Plane
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegEveryone 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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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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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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Funny Stuff
They Live Near An Airport & Complained About Plane Noise. The Responses Were Classic!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen 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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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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Airlines
What Do You Do With 144 Retired 747s Lying Around? Start An Ultra Low Cost Airline!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurheg2020 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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Funny Stuff
How This Could Become The Most Hated, Untrusted Plane Company Ever
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen 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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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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Weekly Recap
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 SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHi, 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 …