Airplane

2022 - 10 - 6

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9 Things You Need for Airplane Camping - FLYING Magazine (Flying Magazine)

You know the one we're talking about. They can be used as ground cloths, or when paired with parachute cord, they can be used as shelter. If you have a high- ...

It is always a good idea to carry a bottle of water in your airplane. It is also a good idea to have extra clothing for the same reason. There are times when a pilot does not intend to spend the night with the airplane but is forced to by happenstance.

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Man forces his way to airplane: MPD (wreg.com)

Memphis Police have arrested a man accused of forcing his way to an airplane at Memphis International Airport.

Consumer group pushes FAA to stop airplane seats from shrinking (The Spokesman-Review)

An airline passengers' rights group announced Thursday that it filed a petition with the Federal Aviation Administration seeking to force the agency to ...

At the hearing, the agency offered a different interpretation of Congress’s intent in the 2018 measure. On many airlines, the width of seats ranges from 17 to 18.5 inches. “Unfortunately, in the United States, the FAA has taken a very narrow view that it doesn’t really need to do anything,” said Paul Hudson, president of FlyersRights. The agency has taken steps to assess public sentiment on the issue. The agency has pointed to emergency exercises it conducted in 2019 that showed seat sizes had no effect on participants’ ability to evacuate an aircraft. It requests that the agency implement standards for seat sizes by July after “an appropriate public comment period.”

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