http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/flight/ en-us Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:07:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045844/posts This video was arranged and animated to the song, “One Day”, sung by Evangelist, Ezekiel Cash. The Merlin falcon and its song are arranged in autumn scenery. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045844/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:07:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042961/posts AIRLINES are desperate. With jet fuel over $4 per gallon and still climbing, American, United and other major carriers are raising fares, cutting flights, trimming fleets and laying off pilots. They're also ordering fuel-efficient Boeing 787s and Airbus A350XWBs — the new generation of plastic planes. These new aircraft promise 20-percent-lower fuel consumption. Replacing heavier traditional aluminum alloys, 50 percent of their skins, panels and load-bearing structures are comprised of lighter, stiffer carbon-fiber-reinforced-plastic (CFRP) composites. Then add the latest, most fuel-efficient engine technology. Sounds good. But beneath these advantages danger lurks — novel maintenance challenges for which neither airlines nor... Crosscut/The Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042961/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 16:38:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026313/posts Imagine two scales at the airline ticket counter, one for your bags and one for you. The price of a ticket depends upon the weight of both. That may not be so far-fetched. "You listen to the airline CEOs, and nothing is beyond their imagination," said David Castelveter, a spokesman for the Air Transport Association, a Washington, DC-based trade group. "They have already begun to think exotically. Nothing is not under the microscope." He declined to discuss what any individual airline might be contemplating, including charging passengers based on weight. With fuel costs almost tripling since 2000, now accounting for... The Times of India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026313/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 06:08:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2024817/posts This video was arranged and animated to the song, Hallelujah, sung by: The Five Blind Boys of Alabama. The Merlin falcon and its song are arranged in autumn scenery. YouTube Video http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2024817/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 15:23:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2024062/posts This video was arranged and animated to the song, Hallelujah, sung by: The Five Blind Boys of Alabama. The Merlin falcon and its song are arranged in autumn scenery. YouTube Video http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2024062/posts#comment Sat, 31 May 2008 17:30:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020908/posts WASHINGTON, May 24, 2008 – They last donned their uniforms nearly 70 years ago, but the veterans appeared as proud as if they were still wearing them as they set out for their visit to the nation’s capital to see the memorial in their honor. As guests of Honor Flight Michigan, 40 World War II veterans traveled to Washington, D.C., on May 17, 2008, to visit the memorial built in their honor. Former soldiers Eddie Johnson (left) John Reiff (center) and John DeNardo wait with their Honor Flight guardians, Kim Stafford, Virginia Reiff, and Norm Van Sparr, respectively. The... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020908/posts#comment Sun, 25 May 2008 02:07:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016637/posts BEX, Switzerland - A Swiss pilot strapped on a jet-powered wing and leaped from a plane Wednesday for the first public demonstration of the homemade device, turning figure eights and soaring high above the Alps. Associated Press Writer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016637/posts#comment Fri, 16 May 2008 01:37:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009829/posts Congressman Jim Ramstad (R-MN) gave a House speech this month, supporting Mr. Burnett's opposition to the crescent design. The speech is entered in the Congressional Record here, along with supporting statements from Tom Burnett Sr. (father of murdered Flight 93 hero Tom Burnett Jr.). That makes two Congressmen now who have come out publicly against the crescent memorial. (Tom Tancredo took the lead last November, asking the Park Service to choose a completely new design.) News coverage revs up confrontation at this Saturday’s public meetingRamstad's speech, and our ongoing petition drive, netted a full width banner headline on the... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009829/posts#comment Thu, 1 May 2008 18:28:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2005354/posts This video was arranged an animated to the song, Hallelujah, sung by: The Five Blind Boys of Alabama. The video pictures are of a Merlin falcon and its song, in autumn scenery, the background photo is of Butchart Gardens; Canada. Autumn is my favorite time of the year. YouTube Video - Autumn Hallelujah http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2005354/posts#comment Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:32:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992741/posts LONDON (AFP) - Flights began operating at Heathrow airport's new terminal on Thursday, slightly clouded by a few teething problems and a protest at the London air hub. Terminal Five, which cost 4.3 billion pounds and is the first addition to Heathrow in 20 years, was inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II earlier this month. On Thursday the first flight to land was from Hong Kong, and while the British Airways aircraft landed 10 minutes ahead of schedule, some passengers reported delays while signs were also criticised. "It took an hour for our bags to come through from the time we... AFP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992741/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:08:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974288/posts You have heard of white flight. Now consider black flight Next month the Burning Bush Baptist Church will hold its first service in a converted Sears department store. When the church was founded, in 1995, it had a congregation of 12. About 750 now attend Sunday services, and more are joining all the time. One reason for the church's growth is the oratorical skill of David Denson, its pastor. Another is that Burning Bush is a mostly black church, and there are a lot more blacks around these days. Between 2000 and 2006 the black population of Victorville and Apple... The Economist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974288/posts#comment Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:19:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1964987/posts KIRKUK — Pull back and the trees get smaller; push forward and the trees get bigger. It’s a simple explanation for flying that pilots give when talking about the similarities between flying different airplanes. It’s also a foundation that former Iraqi pilots work from since returning to the Iraqi Air Force as flight instructors in the country’s first flight school since Operation Iraqi Freedom began. The Iraqi Flight Training School, located in Kirkuk, is training officers to fly fixed and rotary wing aircraft, producing the future pilots of the Iraqi Air Force. “After the war, I felt sad for my... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1964987/posts#comment Mon, 4 Feb 2008 23:43:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959306/posts NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A teenage passenger from California was arrested in Nashville for plotting to hijack a plane from Los Angeles to Nashville, the FBI said Friday. FBI spokesman George Bolds told The Associated Press the 16-year-old boy was removed from Southwest Airlines Flight 284 Tuesday night by authorities at Nashville International Airport and found with "suspicious" items. Bolds said the teen had handcuffs, rope and duct tape in his bag and was believed to be traveling alone. The juvenile's name has not been released. "His plan had a low probability of success," Bolds said. Southwest Airlines spokeswoman Brandy King... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959306/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:52:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1958267/posts This is the first craft that is set to make regular tourist flights into space. The Virgin Galactic spacecraft, which was being unveiled in New York today, is already under construction. Test flights are expected to begin in June, with commercial flights starting 12 months later. More than 200 potential astronauts are believed to have already paid deposits for the £100,000 flights, including actress Victoria Principal, scientist Stephen Hawking, and Princess Beatrice. Flights will last for two hours and will include four and a half minutes of weightlessness. The 60ft ship is expected to reach an altitude of 110km -... Evening Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1958267/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:55:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1953795/posts 'White flight' increasing, race chief says By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor Last Updated: 1:41am GMT 15/01/2008 The flight of the white middle classes from the inner cities is accelerating, the Government's race relations chief has said. Trevor Phillips said so-called ''white flight" - an American phenomenon now increasingly seen here - was deepening racial segregation. Mr Phillips has warned in the past of the growing polarisation of the country along ethnic lines. But his use of the emotive term ''white flight" will fuel the controversy triggered by the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester. He said last... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1953795/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:32:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1948452/posts DALLAS - Up to three American Airlines jets carrying passengers will be outfitted with anti-missile technology this spring in the latest phase of testing technology to protect commercial planes from attack. An American Airlines spokesman said Friday that the test will determine how well the anti-missile system holds up under the rigors of flight. The first Boeing 767-200 will be equipped in April or later, said the airline spokesman, Tim Wagner. American operates that Boeing model mostly between New York and San Francisco and Los Angeles. AP via MSNBC.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1948452/posts#comment Fri, 4 Jan 2008 22:30:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1934155/posts You're one of those people who likes airplanes and airports. You look up when an airplane goes by. Perhaps you've been to a small airport and watched the Cessnas and Pipers come and go, daring to wish that it could be you. Well, it can be you, and even better, the U.S. government is here to help you. "I'm from the FAA and I'm here to help" In late 2004, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) introduced a simplified license called the sport pilot certificate, offering basic flying privileges in a new class of simplified aircraft called light sport aircraft, or... Space.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1934155/posts#comment Mon, 3 Dec 2007 22:45:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923580/posts KADENA AIR BASE, Japan, Nov. 9, 2007 – From the pilot’s seat of a KC-130 air refueler, Mark Brainard carefully guided the craft over the ocean to the landing strip on the coast as his co-pilot coached him. Mark Brainard, chief of staff for the governor of Delaware, sits in the cockpit of a KC-130 air refueler flight simulator Nov. 9, 2007, at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Brainard is part of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, which landed here today on its fourth day of a week-long tour of military forces in the U.S. Pacific Command. Photo by... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923580/posts#comment Fri, 9 Nov 2007 23:38:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896698/posts NEW YORK - New DNA testing of bone fragments found at the World Trade Center site has identified the remains of a Framingham woman who was on American Airlines Flight 11 when it was crashed into the north tower on Sept. 11, 2001. Laura Lee Morabito was working as a national sales manager for Qantas Airways and had lived for about a year in Framingham when she was killed when terrorists commandeered the airliner and crashed it into the World Trade Center. The remains of the 34-year-old woman were found in the initial recovery effort but could not be linked... Metrowestdailynews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896698/posts#comment Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:19:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896697/posts Alaska Bird Makes Longest Nonstop Flight Ever Measured Dave Hansford in Wellington, New Zealand for National Geographic News September 14, 2007 A female shorebird was recently found to have flown 7,145 miles (11,500 kilometers) nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand—without taking a break for food or drink. It's the longest nonstop bird migration ever measured, according to biologists who tracked the flight using satellite tags. The bird, a wader called a bar-tailed godwit, completed the journey in nine days. In addition to demonstrating the bird's surprising endurance, the trek confirms that godwits make the southbound trip of their annual migration... National Geographic News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896697/posts#comment Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:18:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1881785/posts On the Road Right There on the Tarmac, the Inmates Revolt By JOE SHARKEY Published: August 14, 2007 ON July 29, Continental Flight 1669, a 737-700 with about 120 passengers aboard, was bound for Newark from Caracas, Venezuela, when bad weather caused the plane to be diverted to Baltimore. It sat there for about five hours with passengers on board as food and water ran low and toilets became filthy. Since Dec. 29, there have been hundreds of reports of passengers unable to get off parked airplanes for 6, 8 and even 12 hours. Just last weekend, for example, a... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1881785/posts#comment Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:36:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1865182/posts ATLANTA - A woman said she and her toddler son were kicked off a plane after she refused a flight attendant's request to medicate her son to get him to quiet down and stop saying "Bye bye, plane." Assocoiated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1865182/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:51:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1864857/posts GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- A Georgia mother said she wants answers and action after she and her baby were kicked off a plane. Kate Penland said she was glad to board the plane in Houston to visit her father in Oklahoma after an 11-hour delay. But she said a rude and aggressive flight attendant caused her to get to Oklahoma a day late. Penland thinks her 19-month-old son, Garren, has a bubbly personality. But Penland said when they were aboard a Continental Express plane, a flight attendant became annoyed by Garren's personality when he kept saying three words. "As we... The Indy Channel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1864857/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:10:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1852616/posts Diary of A Last and Final Flight Home February 17, 2007, 0350 I was at curbside at 24th and M, Washington DC. 16 Degrees with a light breeze. Going home after my second week of freezing temps to my warm home in SoCal. Take a walk on the beach, ride a horse, climb a mountain and get back to living. I'm tired of the cold. 0425 paying the taxi fare at Dulles in front of the United Airlines counter, still cold. 0450 engaged the self-serve ticker machine and it delivers my ticket, baggage tag and boarding pass. Hmmm, that Marine... WEB http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1852616/posts#comment Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:14:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1850413/posts FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq, June 14, 2007 — The Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police receive a lot of attention in the news, but little is known about the Iraqi Air Force. Lately, the Air Force has made great strides and recently flew an UH-1 Huey helicopter carrying the Iraqi Minister of Defense and landed at a Combat Outpost. “Hopefully, we’ll see more Iraqi aircraft flying over the capital doing patrols" — Sgt. 1st Class Eric D. Radecki The Huey was flown by members of the Iraqi Air Force Military Transition Team (MiTT), which consisted of one Iraqi pilot, one... Defend America News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1850413/posts#comment Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:04:40 GMT