tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post4915389676225140427..comments2024-03-24T16:22:24.604-08:00Comments on Richard's Page: Flying Again RichardMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-85437908528552684732014-10-25T17:51:25.701-08:002014-10-25T17:51:25.701-08:00It's not really winter yet. And I think you ne...It's not really winter yet. And I think you need to be gone for something like 180 days <a href="https://pfd.alaska.gov/Eligibility/EligibilityRequirements" rel="nofollow">(See PFD Eligibility Requirements)</a>. I'm well below that.RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-78886280690224204022014-10-25T17:47:12.931-08:002014-10-25T17:47:12.931-08:00Unfortunately it's the easiest way to get arou...Unfortunately it's the easiest way to get around the country. I would never have guessed that flying was that economical.RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-9533438366399570322014-10-24T15:10:20.190-08:002014-10-24T15:10:20.190-08:00Do you still get to share the Permanent Fund with ...Do you still get to share the Permanent Fund with all the winter time you spend away?Conchscooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016331487463993200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-79122858084193625772014-10-24T13:02:50.392-08:002014-10-24T13:02:50.392-08:00Long time enclosed in a metal tube sharing everyon...Long time enclosed in a metal tube sharing everyone's halitosis.....can you tell I don't enjoy flying?redlegsrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927757855921321097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-9058391969605784222014-10-24T12:08:51.737-08:002014-10-24T12:08:51.737-08:00I don't really enjoy the flying part but I do ...I don't really enjoy the flying part but I do enjoy being able to visit different places. They don't even have to be new places, just somewhere different.RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-30941280966820450562014-10-24T12:07:34.200-08:002014-10-24T12:07:34.200-08:00I was somewhat surprised at how little fuel was ac...I was somewhat surprised at how little fuel was actually used on the flight. For some reason, I thought that it was a lot more than that. But it was a good educational moment for me.RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-1621167270529897362014-10-24T12:06:00.474-08:002014-10-24T12:06:00.474-08:00Flying from Fairbanks adds several hours to just a...Flying from Fairbanks adds several hours to just about any flight and you are almost gauranteed to be on a red-eye at some point. We left Fairbanks at 5:30 yesterday afternoon and arrive in Harrisburg, PA, at 12:30pm with two layovers. RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-45412943238685402922014-10-24T09:30:54.655-08:002014-10-24T09:30:54.655-08:00There was a time when I found flying very exciting...There was a time when I found flying very exciting. Coming to think about it, this is the first year since... decades that I haven't flown at all, not even professionally. And I don't seem to miss it at all.SonjaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389245948579828531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-85382265111615577882014-10-24T09:22:22.651-08:002014-10-24T09:22:22.651-08:00I like that the pilot added some facts and figures...I like that the pilot added some facts and figures about the flight.<br /><br />Have a great trip.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-85333601429384180502014-10-24T08:23:09.260-08:002014-10-24T08:23:09.260-08:00I find flights to be boring. I can't imagine f...I find flights to be boring. I can't imagine flying from Fairbanks.Steve Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07254867681706917705noreply@blogger.com