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Ten pilots you DON'T want in your cockpit. {Gadling}
Oct 28th 2009 4:24PM Thanks for not including me on this list somehow, Scott!
Plane Answers: Airlines see green in appearing green {Gadling}
Oct 17th 2009 12:41PM I'll check it out on the next flight.
Plane Answers: Airlines see green in appearing green {Gadling}
Oct 15th 2009 10:50PM Thanks Mike!
Great find.
The MPG post is especially interesting: http://www.burningjetfuel.com/?p=43
Plane Answers: Do jets have keys, my first airline flight and overwing exits {Gadling}
Sep 25th 2009 10:25AM Most of them are built to come inside only, but the question was whether or not it would be a good idea to then turn the door and throw it out.
Interestingly, the 737-800 and larger over wing exits are not 'plug-type' doors. They are on a hinge and open upward rapidly when the handle is pulled. They remain attached to the outside of the airplane in an evacuation.
Plane Answers: Do jets have keys, my first airline flight and overwing exits {Gadling}
Sep 25th 2009 10:23AM And a much better answer than mine, Jeffrey. Thanks!
Are you paying for an airstrip of convenience? {Gadling}
Sep 17th 2009 8:30PM I'll have to disagree, Tom, albeit with a somewhat biased view as a pilot...
Taking this argument a step further, we could simply have an interstate road system that connects only the 150 largest cities.
A few numbers USAToday didn't mention (From the AOPA):
In 2007 for example:
The FAA distributed $3.34 billion in AIP funds to 2,610 airports.
341 primary airports—airports with more than 100,000 passenger boardings each year—received $2.1 billion in AIP funds. That’s an average of $6.17 million per airport.
48 commercial service airports—airports with between 2,500 and 100,000 passenger boardings—received $93 million, or an average of $1.94 million per airport.
139 GA reliever airports received $214 million, or an average of $1.54 million
982 GA airports received $617 million, or an average of $628,000.
Combined, the 389 airline airports divvied up $2,199,335,046, averaging $5.5 million per airport. The 1,121 GA airports shared $831,717,227, averaging $741,942.
An addition, $310 million was distributed through state block grant programs.
In the state of Alaska, there are over 100 airports where aircraft access with airplanes that seat 9 or less is the only physical access to the rest of the world.
Medevac flights and organ donor transfers are some of the activities that takes place at smaller airports, in addition to the business that's conducted via general aviation.
Plane Answers: Wing inspection lights and a recent severe turbulence encounter {Gadling}
Sep 5th 2009 7:17PM Landing lights are used after taking the runway and cleared for takeoff up to 10,000 or 18,000 feet at our airline at the captain's discretion. Taxi lights come off after takeoff (since the gear is retracted anyway) and needs to be on while on final approach or earlier at night.
Strobe lights usually stay on from taking the runway until turning off the runway after landing.
Inside lights are at the discretion of the flight attendants, but they're usually dimmed for landing at night.
Plane Answers: Wing inspection lights and a recent severe turbulence encounter {Gadling}
Sep 4th 2009 4:16PM That could be a good future Plane Answers. Let me think about that.
Galley Gossip: A question about "flight attendant training schools" {Gadling}
Sep 3rd 2009 1:36PM Thanks SLJ. There's a fine line on editing the questions, but we decided to work with it a bit.
Surf's up, East Coast! {Gadling}
Aug 24th 2009 12:03PM Brilliant choice in the pic! Probably the best find for a post EVER!
