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Eight months in a Swedish prison for drunk Ryanair passenger {Gadling}
Nov 8th 2009 10:29AM I'd take Mythbusters with a grain of salt, it is a fun show to watch but often they are just plain wrong in their conclusions. In fact there is a well known accident where an air hostess was sucked out through a gap in the fuselage.
From http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880428-0:
"According to passenger observations, the flight attendant was immediately swept out of the cabin through a hole in the left side of the fuselage."
Why people aren't flying. (Hint: It's not just the fares) {Gadling}
Oct 23rd 2009 1:10PM Seems like Ryanair and the idea of low cost operators really killed the airline industry. I wonder if people would've been so excited about Ryanair if they knew how it would affect the industry 10 years down the line.
Tuesday Travel Trivia (Week 49) {Gadling}
Oct 6th 2009 6:33PM Can anyone explain how Mt. Chimborazo is the point furthest from the centre of the earth?
Harnessing Honduras: the Central American underdog {Gadling}
Jun 28th 2009 10:22PM Interesting, looking forward to this one.
I was just about to book a trip to go back to Honduras when I heard about the coup. How has it affected the country? Has the country completely shut down or are things pretty much back to normal now?
Seven injured as Qantas Airbus slams passengers into the ceiling {Gadling}
Jun 22nd 2009 5:57PM Wow, Qantas is having a really rough time right now. How many incidents have they had in the past 12 months? 9-10? And Airbus isn't doing much better with two, potentially three, A330s diving after hitting turbulence in just three months time.
iPhone 2.2 firmware is out, with Street View and podcasts {Download Squad}
Nov 21st 2008 12:19PM Nice update indeed, although I can't for the life of me figure out how to activate Street View!
Safari seems a lot faster and smoother, no more lags or crasches when browsing, but I'm not at all sold on the new address bar and search bar in one. What happened to usability Apple? Now the address bar doesn't show any useful info at all and the stop/reload button has been crammed in about 2/3 from the screen edge...
Plane Answers: Rudder pedals, window shades and a call out for an actress {Gadling}
Sep 19th 2008 7:40PM A wild guess at the window blinds question: A friend of mine working in aircraft maintenance mentioned that on the Airbus A310 there is apparently a little red pin that pops out on the wing to indicate that the landing gear is fully deployed and locked.
Since it is mechanically fixed to the landing gear it works as a fool proof way for the flight attendants to tell whether the gears are out or not incase an error is reported in the cockpit.
Do you suffer from nomophobia? {Gadling}
Sep 17th 2008 6:05PM Well, it's not that I *have* to stay in touch with people but, yes, I feel uncomfortable when I know that I can't get ahold of emergency services in areas without mobile coverage. What if something happens, do I have to get to the nearest landline which might be hours away?
Are Gas Prices Really Dropping? {Gadling}
Sep 8th 2008 11:47AM This is probably where I should mention that the gas price here in the UK is $2 per litre, which works out to be $9/gallon. If only it was $4/gallon here!
Cockpit Chronicles: Picture Perfect Paris {Gadling}
Aug 21st 2008 9:48PM "[...]my leaving this morning with my wife's car keys, preventing her from getting anywhere while I'm gone."
Up until now I thought this was just a bad rumour about americans but after seeing that sentence pop up in a completely unrelated article I'm starting to reconsider :) Why do so many americans consider themselves landlocked if they don't have their car? What happened to walking, biking or public transport?
Absolutely not trying to start a flamewar, just curious to hear what the other side has to say in this case.
