Noah Gallagher Shannon has
a piece in Sunday's NYT about an emergency landing at Philadelphia. Something about the story makes me think that it might be fictional. Can anybody prove that the story took place as he describes it?
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posted by crazy with stars
on May 18, 2013 -
34 answers
LAX is the closest airport to where I am staying (near USC). Planning on flying in on a Saturday (Mother's Day weekend) and leaving Tuesday. What time should I time my flight to arrive so as to not be in traffic for hours?
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posted by jenfullmoon
on Apr 9, 2013 -
12 answers
Early May revelry-filled weekend excursion from NYC to Montreal for a group of roughly 12 20-somethings. We see time advantages to flying (provided all goes smoothly) but cost disadvantages. We see cost advantages to driving ourselves, but would like to minimize our personal stress and maximize fun. We see personal stress and maximum fun advantages to being driven, but have no experience with long-distance transporation charter and are unclear on whether this would be cheaper than flying. Any suggestions / experiences?
posted by undercoverhuwaaah
on Feb 19, 2013 -
17 answers
Can you tell me in great detail what would happen if a 2-engine airliner ingested a bird into one of its engines while on approach to land?
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posted by COBRA!
on Nov 21, 2012 -
8 answers
Two twelve pound frozen turkeys wrapped well in newspaper insulation, placed in a suitcase and put on a plane. One trip from Michigan USA to Sint Maarten, Caribbean. Safe?
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posted by Stewriffic
on Nov 15, 2012 -
23 answers
I lost my wallet on an airplane for 24 hours. I started the process of cancelling accounts but it was just recovered. Should I cancel my cards and bank account anyway?
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posted by amycup
on Oct 3, 2012 -
9 answers
I took an introductory flight lesson and liked it a lot. Now what? Learning to fly an airplane seems expensive, time consuming, and mostly pointless. Yet I liked it.
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posted by haykinson
on Sep 21, 2012 -
31 answers
My friend, a Canadian citizen, is visiting me here in Chicago. First day here, she had her messenger bag with her passport (and all her cash, and her laptop) stolen. Where the hell do we go from here? How do you get a Canadian with no ID a Canadian passport? How does she board her flight in a few days?
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posted by Juliet Banana
on Aug 2, 2012 -
16 answers
How can I take my expensive desktop computer with me to move when I am flying? If I were driving, I'd just put the desktop tower in my car.
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posted by AppleTurnover
on Jun 26, 2012 -
28 answers
I remember seeing this amazing picture gallery of some guy's travels with his small plane via some link aggregating site/blog a few years ago, but can't find it now. The guy had landed his plane in all sorts of amazing landscapes (mostly in North America, I think), and taken pictures. Anybody know what I'm talking about?
posted by palet
on Mar 14, 2012 -
5 answers
We are traveling in less than a week with our five-month old son to Austin, TX by plane from Philly. We are hoping to get general tips on traveling with a young baby, as well as some Austin-specific tips.
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posted by dancingfruitbat
on Feb 28, 2012 -
14 answers
I need some well-written and very suspenseful books to take my mind off of a 25-hour flight. Donna Tartt's "The Secret History" is the ideal book, but alas, I've already read it. I also need two-person travel sized games.
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posted by zoomorphic
on Feb 1, 2012 -
52 answers
Is there a website like Kayak, but with the option to filter by the airline that
operates the flight (i.e. to exclude codeshares)? Or is it possible to do this on Kayak? I have some United credit to spend, and it's proving non-trivial because I can't spend it on flights operated by Continental et al.
posted by caek
on Jan 23, 2012 -
5 answers
What items should I not forget to bring for a 15-hour flight? Also, as a non-gamer, are there iPad games you'd recommend to make the flight go faster?
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posted by critzer
on Jan 22, 2012 -
53 answers
Trying to find a movie I saw as a kid on HBO in the 1980's. I believe it was set in New Zealand and involved recovering a plane, carrying gold, that had crashed into a lake.
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posted by smoothvirus
on Jan 2, 2012 -
2 answers
Who wrote about a change in perspective due to a near-miss in a private airplane he was piloting?
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posted by morganw
on Nov 12, 2011 -
6 answers
Taking my wedding dress on a plane- Help!
I have two options:
1) Take it in the bag and hope that the plane will hang it up in first class even though i am sitting in coach
2) Pack it in my bag (its fairly small and lace) and get it steamed somewhere on the other end. Where can you get things steamed? Do they do that at dry cleaner?
What do you recommend?
Thank you!!
posted by tessalations999
on Aug 29, 2011 -
22 answers
Why does my lower back hurt and what can I do about it? I took a trip to Asia 2 days ago, and now while laying down my lower back (and hips) is incredibly painful, but other times it doesn't hurt. It feels like it's being pulled apart when I lay down in ANY position. It seemed like the plane trip is somehow what aggravated it.
posted by Patrick Leo
on Jun 7, 2011 -
10 answers
IF, tomorrow, the world switched to blimps from jets for all but emergency travel, how much fuel would we save?
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posted by rileyray3000
on May 23, 2011 -
18 answers
Could someone help me with this geometry problem? Cylinder with a plane bisecting it at a 45° angle...
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posted by Tchad
on May 2, 2011 -
19 answers
ForgottenStoryFilter! Asking for a friend because the details are familiar to me too, but I can't place where *I* could have read it...
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posted by bibliogrrl
on Apr 3, 2011 -
5 answers
I need to get from LA to OBX in May .... with my ~100 lb German Shepherd. Hive, give me your wisdom!
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posted by milqman
on Feb 19, 2011 -
7 answers
Airline "no show" cancellation filter: my friend and his family missed a flight last night from Montreal to London. The airline, British Airways, have told them that not only have they forfeited those tickets as a result, but also all the tickets on their numerous connecting flights. Is there anything they can do to salvage their tickets?
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posted by HopStopDon'tShop
on Jan 7, 2011 -
19 answers
Was that a Stealth plane? UFO? Anyone see it? On Wednesday 12/15 my SO in Northern Staten Island saw something in the sky heading South from NYC. She said it was a triangle, very fast and she heard no sound like a jet or chopper. No news reports, nothing on Notify NYC. Maybe it was going to McGuire AFB?
posted by jara1953
on Dec 17, 2010 -
11 answers
I'm flying from BOS to BWI tonight after work. The TSA website explicitly says
knitting needles are okay in carry-on. I am only bringing carry-on. I plan on printing this page and bringing it with me, but should I still expect some grief?
posted by zizzle
on Sep 29, 2010 -
30 answers
Seeking feedback on travel between Barcelona and Granada - short plane v. long train trip...
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posted by docpops
on Sep 27, 2010 -
14 answers
We have a friend who, through a series of bad decisions, ended up stranded in Florida with no income stream. We're trying to help her figure out the cheapest way to move within a month.
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posted by ®@
on Sep 25, 2010 -
11 answers
Would boarding planes back-to-front save any time? If yes, why are planes not boarded this way?
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posted by odinsdream
on Aug 18, 2010 -
33 answers
What's the best way to get from New York to Seattle without losing too much money (or my life) and possibly getting a great experience too?
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posted by divabat
on Jul 29, 2010 -
15 answers
I put MS instead of MR on a plane ticket I ordered for a male friend. Is this a big deal?
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posted by CPAGirl
on Jun 17, 2010 -
10 answers
Have kid, will travel? Hey parents, what airline tips do you have for your toddler's first trip on a plane?
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posted by fijiwriter
on May 3, 2010 -
22 answers
Where can I find free geometry text diagram creating software? Even not so free software seems to not do what I want. I want to be able to draw simple plane geometry figures (e.g. right triangles) with markings (e.g. to indicate lines are perpendicular or angles are equal) and labels (e.g. of a line's length or the name of an angle) and such.
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posted by Obscure Reference
on Apr 23, 2010 -
13 answers
Least stressful way to transport a family from London to Toulouse? Car vs Train vs Plane!
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posted by Joh
on Apr 9, 2010 -
24 answers
Will my flight have a power outlet for my Macbook? I will be flying with KLM on a Boeing (Douglas) MD-11.
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posted by nitor
on Sep 19, 2009 -
3 answers
How can I rotate an object in Maya while it's on a path and automatically banking? I'm currently making an animation involving a paper airplane, and I have it set to bank automatically, but I would like it to fly upside down at one point, and briefly turn on its side at another. I'm very new to paths in Maya, and whatever I try to do usually ends up making the plane rotated for the entire animation. Ideally I'd like to be able to keyframe a rotation while still having the paper plane following the path and banking normally. Is this possible?
posted by N2O1138
on Apr 22, 2009 -
4 answers
