San Francisco to Sydney.... Down Under

Spare Change — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:33:44 +0100

I just flew a recent trip to Sydney, Australia. Many people call Australia the land down under. Some of you may know why, but for those who don't, the reason is because Australia is the only continent with it's entire permanent population beneath the equator.... thus the land down under.

Being that Australia is in the southern hemisphere, their seasons are opposite those countries that are in the northern hemisphere. So, they are currently nearing the end ofRead More...

San Francisco to Chicago All Nighter

Spare Change — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:44:12 +0100

Just flew an all nighter from San Francisco to Chicago. Weather conditions at takeoff from San Fran were light rain showers and calm winds. We departed to the east over Oakland and climb to 37,000 feet. There were 322 passengers on board. I flew the leg to Chicago, performing both the takeoff and landing in Chicago. The flight took only 3 1/2 hours, as we had strong tailwinds. The flight was smooth and we landed in Chicago around 5:15 AM local time.

Full of Jet Fuel

Jeff Freeny — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:01:46 +0100

10 January 2010.

I took off from San Francisco, California headed to Hong Kong in a Boeing 747-400. With about 400 people, full of food and fuel, our total weight at lift off was about 870,000 pounds (lbs), (about 394.6 kilograms (kilos)).

As I pulled back on the control-wheel of this jumbo jet, I remember thinking to myself how this small self contained city will suspend itself in the air for approximately 15 hours non-stop to another city, another culture, another cRead More...

A Flight to the Arctic Circle

Spare Change — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0100

There are 5 major lines of latitude that circle the earth:

· The Equator

· The Arctic Circle

· The Antarctic Circle

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San Francisco to Sydney.... Down Under

San Francisco to Chicago All Nighter

Full of Jet Fuel

A Flight to the Arctic Circle