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Making Lemonade →  February 2, 2012 2

So when I put in my preferences for February I was on the island of Maui…on vacation. I didn’t really think about much beyond maximum days off and domestic only flying. I got what I wanted…18 days off, domestic only…but [...] Continue Reading…

Whose Flight Is It Anyway? →  January 30, 2012 Comments Off

Done with my awesome month of stellar 3 day trips. I loved the sequences. They were all the same…and easy. Since I did the same trips, and thus stayed in the same hotels (at one hotel the exact same room [...] Continue Reading…

Flying with the spoilers out →  January 24, 2012 Comments Off

I got back from Hawaii on Thursday morning. All day Thursday I was in a fog. Every year since 2008 I have gone to the North American Autoshow in Detroit. It’s my annual pilgrimage. To be open…I go to about 5 [...] Continue Reading…

Questions Answered : Weight restrictions and fuel →  January 23, 2012 Comments Off

Question : Yesterday I was on a flight from Houston to Omaha and apparently the ground crew loaded too much fuel.  Consequently, we taxied out to the end of the runway, but then sat off to the side while [...] Continue Reading…

Vacation done… →  January 19, 2012 Comments Off

Had a great vacation on the Island of Maui. Getting there was easy thanks to open flights. Getting back…not so easy. My wife and daughter had real tickets both ways. The return flight started filling up a few days ago. [...] Continue Reading…

Why do airlines change gates? Why is my flight delayed ? My friend is at the airport and says the weather is fine! →  January 9, 2012 Comments Off

I’ve been wanting to write this for a while. Every now and then airlines change the gate for departing…and arriving flights. This isn’t done for fun. It causes a lot of headaches. Let’s just look at two gates call them gate [...] Continue Reading…