Flights

The FAA is considering banning the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 from flights over safety concerns, but did you know any smart phone could potentially pose a danger inflight? Due to the issues surrounding the Samsung Galaxy note 7’s battery, the FAA is trying to decide whether or not they should …

I’ve been on some really, really long flights, and often find myself walking to the bathroom just to get the blood flowing in my legs. Lifehacker just posted a series of exercises that you can do before your flight to help increase the flow of blood in your legs. From Lifehacker: Sitting …

Even though boarding passes get scanned electronically now, people still end up on the wrong flight. I was on a flight a few months ago where three people managed to board the flight I was on without having tickets for the specific flight.  They only noticed once the actual owners of their …

I was listening to air traffic control / pilot exchanges on YouTube when I came across this news story from 2013.  (The story also includes some of the ATC exchange). A pilot started slurring when speaking to the air traffic controller.  She began encouraging him to descent and to put on …

I can’t stop laughing at this.  I think if every flight were like this, I would always fly Southwest. A Southwest flight attendant imitated multiple Looney Tunes Characters as he gave landing instructions. While I originally assumed this was a rehearsed act he practiced many times, I realized he was making …

Whenever I plan a trip, I think about what the weather could be like at each of my connections. I try not to connect through Chicago through the winter, and I try not to connect through Florida during hurricane season. But more often than not in the last few years, …

Often, TV shows use stock background photos or stock videos to set the scene.  Sometimes, this causes interesting anomalies. For example, the exterior of a plane could be a 747, but the interior is a DC-10. Why? I was watching How I Met Your Mother when something caught my eye. …

Nothing makes me feel younger than the ability to jetset to a beach somewhere (or Las Vegas!) to chill out. That’s why I was surprised when I saw this article about how frequent travel ages us. From Fast Company: In Cohen’s review of the literature, he found that this mobile …

When an NFL coach challenges a play, he’s putting a timeout at risk.  If the referee decides he’s correct and the call is reversed, he benefits.  If the referee decides he’s incorrect (or the evidence is inconclusive), the coach loses more than just that call–he loses a timeout.  It’s a …

I’ve been listening to ATC audio on YouTube and I just came across this really interesting exchange from last September. A pilot was climbing after take off when the door allegedly blew off the craft. The video doesn’t give many details, so I did some digging. From Business Insider: “Emergency! …