Tag Archives: airplane

Flying Home

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Andrew Ferguson

I’m flying home today. Right now, in fact. My plane is due to touch down in Seattle at 2:21pm local time.

Feel free to track my progress: United Airlines flight 945 from Frankfurt to Chicago (9 hours) and United Airlines flight 929 from Chicago… Continue reading →

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Charlie’s Airplane Excitment

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Andrew Ferguson

I’m meeting Charlie in Istanbul today. However, he’s had a bit of excitement on his plane ride from the States…

6:30 PM PDT
SO…….I am in Halifax…….we had an emergency landing for a guy who had a heart attack. Didn’t empty enough fuel… Continue reading →

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Finally, An Answer

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Andrew Ferguson

Several years ago, I posted a problem describing a plane on a massive conveyor belt:
Imagine a plane is sitting on a massive conveyor belt, as wide and as long as a runway. The conveyer [sic] belt is designed to exactly match the speed of the whe… Continue reading →

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Flight of the Puke

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Andrew Ferguson

…with a Hat Tip to Adam for the find. Continue reading →

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