Verse of the Day

Friday, June 24, 2016

IF U R WRONGLY BANNED FROM FLYING "Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP) | Homeland Security"

"Who Should Use DHS TRIP?
People who have been denied or delayed airline boarding; have been denied or delayed entry into or exit from the U.S. at a port of entry or border crossing; or have been repeatedly referred to additional (secondary) screening can file an inquiry to seek redress.
Step 1: Should I use DHS ..."

https://www.dhs.gov/dhs-trip

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Monday, June 13, 2016

FALSE ALARM? "Flawed FAA redactions expose Boeing 787 whistleblower " News from Al Jazeera

"The FAA's special condition ultimately required Boeing to prove that the chance of a Dreamliner crash from a lightning strike was "extremely improbable", defined as one catastrophic failure in every one billion flight hours, a one-in-a-billion chance...."

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/06/flawed-faa-redactions-expose-boeing-787-whistleblower-160612123344752.html

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"FAA tries 'driving a stake' through reporter's heart "- Al Jazeera English

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"We do not know what rules will ultimately be applied to lightning protection on the 787," Mike Dostert conceded privately to his FAA colleagues after a question from Kaplan back in October 2007.
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http://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/americas/2016/06/faa-driving-stake-reporter-heart-160612111631731.html

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Friday, June 10, 2016

Awesome! "Airstrip Puts Commodities and Christ in Villagers’ Backyard -" Mission Network News

"Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) recently completed a successful landing on the new airstrip in Tibul, a village in Papua, Indonesia. This new airstrip will provide easier access to things like education and medical care for 15-20 villages, with several hundred people in each village..."

https://www.mnnonline.org/news/airstrip-puts-commodities-and-christ-in-villagers-backyard/

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Saturday, June 4, 2016

It's A REAL DANGER "Air Canada Flier Says Lack of Legroom Almost Killed Him"

In this case they wouldn't allow him to stand up for much at all it's important that you take time to walk up and down the aisle maybe stand in the back for a little while to stretch your legs

"The
World Health Organization says anyone who travels in a cramped space for more than four hours is at risk; the CDC cites the same number of hours.
Air Canada said in a statement ..."

http://www.newser.com/story/225890/plane-passenger-says-lack-of-legroom-almost-killed-him.html

Vk

Thursday, June 2, 2016

T-BIRD CRASHED SAME DAY AS BLUE ANGEL, BUT PILOT SURVIVED " Air Force Thunderbirds Jet Crash Colorado Springs " CBS Denver

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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jet wasn't injured after ejecting just before the F-16 crashed outside of Colorado Springs Thursday afternoon. The crash happened just moments after the pilot flew over the Air Force..."
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/06/02/air-force-thunderbirds-jets-crashes-outside-colorado-springs/

Vk

Thoughts/prayers: "Pilot killed in Navy Blue Angels jet crash identified"

I saw them earlier this year in Lancaster.

"A U.S. official says the pilot killed in a Blue Angels jet crash today was identified as Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss, according to the Associated Press...."
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2016/06/02/navy-blue-angel-jet-crashes-smyrna/85308972/

Vk

footage of the #ChinaPlaneCrash shows it going ALMOST STRAIGHT DOWN. very bizarre 👇)

Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) tweeted at 4:08 AM on Mon, Mar 21, 2022: Dashcam footage of the China Eastern MU5735 crash.   https://t.co/H1M...