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Photo of the Day (8.22.09) {Gadling}
Aug 23rd 2009 10:21AM Still, not a bad photo. And at least it's *near* London Bridge, which is not too far upstream.
Plane Answers: Sudden acceleration on landing and lining up on final approach {Gadling}
Jun 30th 2009 3:18AM Thanks for the link to the DA-20 video. I did all my training on Katanas -- beautiful airplanes! I'm not surprised you had so much fun flying them. :)
Cockpit Chronicles - Practicing takeoff and landings in a 737 (with Video) {Gadling}
Apr 29th 2009 10:41AM It's interesting that the amount of time to do a circuit in the Katana DA-20 I learned to fly about 12 years ago was the same as the 737-800 you were flying: 6 minutes.
Wouldn't have wanted to have been in the pattern behind a 737-800, though!
Alyeska Ski Resort charges for rescue, bans guest for a year {Gadling}
Mar 16th 2009 5:49PM Completely appropriate because he was skiing out-of-bounds!
Areas are marked out-of-bounds because it's dangerous to ski there, as Matt Davis is now intimately aware. There have been a number of skiers and snowboarders who have been injured or killed while skiing out-of-bounds in Canada this winter. Their rescues have put the lives of the rescuers in danger from things like avalanches and consumed huge amounts of resources.
His rescue should be used on posters at the ski area as a reason why not to ski out-of-bounds: "Matt Davis won't be skiing here next year because he broke his leg while skiing out-of-bounds this year. Don't be like Matt -- don't ski out-of-bounds."
What do backpackers do in Venice? Check it out {Gadling}
Mar 3rd 2009 6:03PM If the tables were turned and someone broke their boat's mooring pole you can bet they wouldn't be laughing about it.
No wonder American tourists have a bad reputation.
TSA checkpoint fails to detect stun gun - airport ramp worker finds it {Gadling}
Feb 23rd 2009 12:32PM Instead of admitting failure and apologizing for the mistake, a TSA spokesperson tried to spin things to make it appear that their "multiple levels of security" prevented the stun gun from getting on the plane. I was not aware that ramp workers were now part of the TSA.
I read the original story on the Times Union website and didn't interpret the TSA spokesperson as saying the ramp worker was part of the TSA. However, I think it is fair to say that all employees working inside the security perimeter probably have a responsibility to report anything suspicious. This doesn't, of course, absolve the TSA of responsibility for the fact that the stun gun made it through security undetected.
The "multiple levels of security" mentioned by the TSA spokesperson seemed to be reminding people that once on board there are multiple defences against malicious acts by passengers.
Win a copy of Green Travel for Earth Day! {Gadling}
Apr 22nd 2008 5:23PM Sounds like a book worth having! :)
Nervous robber in Australia incriminated by vomit (and other fun facts about Australia) {Gadling}
Apr 15th 2008 11:57PM Surely you actually read the Gadling article about the hedgehog, or did you pull a Khonstamm?
Can't get enough of that jetset lifestyle? Buy an airplane cabin! {Gadling}
Apr 11th 2008 4:38PM Perfect if you're a film producer needing an airplane set. Ditto for theatres.
Earth Hour: be part of a global blackout on March 29 {Gadling}
Mar 2nd 2008 2:37PM The list most definitely includes Ottawa along with Montreal and some other Canadian cities.
