When I was in my early 20s I’d fly Europe to LAX a few times a year in economy. No big deal. 20+ years on, my body seems... changed into one that is no longer quite as tolerant... :)

Fair dinkum.

Air inside the cabin is recycled every two minutes to make flyers more comfortable and cut down on the effects of jet lag, Airbus claims.

We do 15+ hour flights with our “non-ULR” 350s. 270+ passengers. The waste tanks handle it fine.

We routinely do 15-hour flights in our non-ULR 350s with 270+ passengers. The waste tanks are fine.

The one bright spot in an otherwise terrible movie. :)

We still do the occasional take-off with packs off for performance reasons. Hot weather, short runway and high weight all have an effect.

Poo and pee are not dumped in flight. 

In my experience, a 1h35m connection at HKG shouldn’t really require any rushing. Was there a long line at transfers?

US domestic carriers call it first class, but seat-wise it is more like what most Asian or European carriers would call “regional business”. Nowhere near business class on BA, CX or SQ, and miles from international first class.

If nothing else, it’s a lot more interesting than looking at the Google Search page every time you launch a new tab.

AFAIK a hovercraft is built to float even with the engines off, but not as well as a boat.

Here’s the full list of countries where the game currently cannot be sold: Japan, Malaysia, Botswana, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, Bangladesh, China, Lebanon, South Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Iceland, Ukraine, Russia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Guyana, Iraq, Dubai,…

Agreed. It took me a couple of minutes, and maybe five minutes for my mother and my wife. Now I’m just glad there’s no home button taking up space.

Netflix is smart. They’re trying to maximise revenue, not give us all the choices we would like. ;)

Apparently not that bad. Of course, designs in the 30s weren’t quite as optimised as modern ones. There was a lot of leeway, especially in really good ones like the DC-3.

The infamous DC-2½, when CNAC bolted a DC-2 wing to a DC-3. The right wing of a DC-3 was destroyed by a Japanese bomb, and the only available plane for spares was a DC-2.

While there are many risks, trampolining is also loads of fun. One of the issues seems to be with the inherent risks in the design, e.g. exposed springs, lack of safety net.

For newborn to 3 months, get button-up (double-breasted) onesies instead of slip-over-head onesies.

+1 on loving the Ladyhawke soundtrack. Love that film.