Practically all passenger doors in use on jet airliners today are plug type.

They have close ties, but are not quite the same.

They have close ties, but are not quite the same.

I have kids. I find the advice perfectly valid. Yes, accidents will happen but a modicum of baby proofing and attention will prevent the majority of problems.

Another P100D comes up and recharges the first one while they’re barreling around the circuit...

At a guess: Take out almost all the interior furnishings. Replace what is left with equivalents made of lighter weight materials. Replace the windows and mechanisms with fixed lightweight windows. (Windows are heavy.) Remove things like boot lid motor, windshield wipers, etc... Replace the rims with lighter weight…

It does happen. People get moved about all the time to solve last minute problems such as kids not being seated with their parents. You’re more likely to get an exit row or a less-crappy-than-middle seat than an upgrade, though.

Yes and no.

So far, way better than V. It feels like all the new features from IV and V are properly integrated finally instead of just piled on top.

I did daily fasting for half a year, only having dinner 5 days a week, and never breakfast. I had a hard time the first week or two, feeling dizzy occasionally. Then apparently my body got used to it and I was fine even after an hour of hard exercise in the morning.

Kiting in strong wind is not inherently more dangerous than light wind. Kiting on unstable weather and very gust weather is the dangerous thing. Also crashing into solid stuff regardless of wind power.

Tariffs have their points but in they are just taxes in another form. In the end the consumer ends up paying because the price of the products increases.

Reversers before touchdown is ops normal on the Il-62. A quirk of the type.

Some of it is bullshit (marketing). Some of it is not.

Indeed. The 777 competitor was the 340, and the 340 never had a chance.

The current VC-25s (“AF1") are glass cockpit as well. It’s a heavily modified version of the -200 with lots of the improvements that made it into the -300 and -400.

True, but you’re more likely to be hit by a meteor, so I’ll take my chances. ;)

If engine technology advances at the same pace in the next 30 years as it has in the last, engines will be an order of magnitude more ridiculously reliable than they are now. Most airline pilots fly their entire careers without seeing an engine failure. Add to that the superb maintenance on the presidential planes...