Equally irritating is the author's characterization of GA fliers as "the jet set" and "elite travelers." Jeepers criminey, it's not all movie stars on Learjets and Gulfstreams. Talk about perpetuating a stereotype...

(Written on 2020年10月09日)(Permalink)

Or even divert to Tri-Cities, where you have a lot more runway to work with.

(Written on 2020年09月25日)(Permalink)

Consider the source... I have a feeling that the author can barely suppress her eye rolls and giggles when her Grampa makes a call on his flip phone.

(Written on 2020年08月14日)(Permalink)

That sums it up pretty accurately. It's the airlines' version of participation trophies for everyone (with the obvious bona fide exceptions, of course). I figured out the baggage check thing a while back, but at my age, it all boils down to whether or not I feel like dragging my (always conforming) carry-on all the way down to "gate 974 south wing G."

(Written on 2020年04月17日)(Permalink)

I think the carry-on problem started when the major carriers started charging fees for the first checked bag. People are now cramming a week's worth of stuff into a bag that just isn't meant to hold it, and it takes longer to shove it into a narrow compartment. And it all takes up much more room than it should...

(Written on 2020年04月16日)(Permalink)

Same here. Hopefully they'll keep it this way.

(Written on 2020年04月16日)(Permalink)

My husband refuses to carry a cup of any kind into the cockpit. Nothing but bottled sodas for him, and he has a habit of screwing the lid back on so tightly in between sips, you'd swear it was factory sealed. He would prefer that his passengers do the same, but he doesn't own the jet, and thus often spends more post-flight time than he should have to scrubbing spots off the carpet, headliner, etc.

(Written on 2020年01月31日)(Permalink)

Same here!

(Written on 2020年01月31日)(Permalink)

Great tool for the spouse of a GA pilot, too. Lets me know what time to start dinner and what kind of mood he'll be in when he gets home, especially when ATC sends him around his elbow to get to his ear (“Flight plan? What flight plan?”).

(Written on 2020年01月03日)(Permalink)

Thanks for the link. Very interesting reading...

(Written on 2019年12月27日)(Permalink)