Re: Embry Riddle Mass Shooting Averted

Is the weapon described one that can be legally held in FL? Had the shooting continued as intended, then I am sure the victims would feel comforted by the though they’d been shot by a legal gun. Yes. My question was seeking to close off the “oh, but the weapon was obtained illegally so no need to c...

Re: New Zealand to BAN smoking

This is a very interesting prposal. Given the experience of the US led war on drugs over the last centruy I'm not convinced that a ban is the best option, but I'm happy for the NZ propsal to be successful. The Australian approach has been to hide tobacco products away, plain packaging, gruesome pict...

Re: Embry Riddle Mass Shooting Averted

Is the weapon described one that can be legally held in FL?

Re: My first flight

I’m surprised many peoples parents would keep track of something like that unless being an avgeek runs in the family. My first RPT flight was the F27 in the mid-70s I mentioned above. My second was a Hazelton SF340 SYD-GFF flight in 1993. Not a lot for me to keep track of. My first flight was betwe...

Re: Qantas to officially issue tender on narrowbody fleet replacement in coming days

Captaincurious wrote:

Cant see how Max7, Max10 and E195 are not in the race

Re: Experiencing a Legend: B6 DTW-BOS-DTW

Thanks for the TR. i agree the original product on the E190 is looking dated - it was when I first flew it 5 years ago. But the upgrades have been happening for a couple of years now, and the fleet update is also happening. The Phase 2 product is a big improvement.

Re: Hey, another mass school shooting.

Sure, some guns are stolen, but a lot are purchased by straw buyers. I.e., John Q can't buy a gun but Jane is in the same gang as John Q and buys one for him. Also, I don't think blaming the victim of home invasions is really the right way to go here. So what you’re saying is that there needs to be...

Re: Germany Moves to Restrict Unvaccinated Citizens

Are we certain that "compulsory vaccination" is a correct translation of the prposals in a number of European countries? In Australia, Governments have mandated vaccination to continue employment - my own state requires it to continue to work in health, education, emergency services and tr...

Re: Hey, another mass school shooting.

People need to read up on what "well regulated" meant in the time that the Bill of Rights was written. "well regulated militia". To an outsider it seems clear that it was intedned to ensure an armed reserve force in the case of an invasion by the British or other external forces.

Re: Hey, another mass school shooting.

Is there a possibility of taking guns away from the bad guys rather than everyone arming themselves. How do you propose to do that? Not being in the US (although a visitor with US family) I don't really know. I live in a country where I have never once been scared of a random firearm related crime ...

Re: Hey, another mass school shooting.

Are there any reasons why the US is the only country in the developed world where anyone has a real sense that they need to own a gun for protection? More guns here than people, for starters. Bad guys already have guns and always will. Police are minutes away when you need them on a good day. Are t...

Re: Hey, another mass school shooting.

Are there any reasons why the US is the only country in the developed world where anyone has a real sense that they need to own a gun for protection?

Re: COVID-19 Non Aviation Thread - Q4 2021

The Minnesota case attended an Anime convention in NYC. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/man-who-attended-nyc-anime-convention-becomes-minnesotas-first-omicron-case/ar-AARoEfJ?ocid=BingNewsSearch Scooby says rhoo rhoo Yep. So much for Travel bans. It is now a question of whether it beats out Delta...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - December 2021

KD also used CRJ200s (on behalf of AN) in the past to CBR, against Airlink's (on behalf of QF) BaE146s My wife used to fly the route regularly around the turn of the century with AN (Kendall) and would always get me to check which flights had the CRJs rather than the SAABs. Not a prop versus jet bi...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - December 2021

KD also used CRJ200s (on behalf of AN) in the past to CBR, against Airlink's (on behalf of QF) BaE146s My wife used to fly the route regularly around the turn of the century with AN (Kendall) and would always get me to check which flights had the CRJs rather than the SAABs. Not a prop versus jet bi...

Re: Hey, another mass school shooting.

I wish pro-gun Americans would just come out and say it, "The countless lives lost each year to gun violence are an acceptable cost for being able to own and operate guns in the way that America tolerates them." In the same way vehicle deaths are the cost of being able to conveniently dri...

Re: COVID-19 Non Aviation Thread - Q4 2021

Yes, Australia bought 400k doses from Poland a little while back. But the need in developing countries remains higher than available supply. With not enough manufacturing capacity, supply will continues to be unable to fulfill all the demand, no matter which distribution system you choose. In such ...

Re: Hey, another mass school shooting.

I'm wrenched for the kids and parents impacted by this, and so very thankful at how extremely rare these things are in my country that the last "random" mass shooting occurred in 1995. But to the US and its response to gun violence, a whole lot of useless thoughts and prayers. It really is...

Re: COVID-19 Non Aviation Thread - Q4 2021

The challenge with Europe is that current vaccine demand appears to be met. Yes, higher rates would likely improve outcomes, but the vaccaintion rate isn't supply limited. Much of Africa and significant portion of South America is supply limited, both in terms of vaccines and delivery options for t...

Re: COVID-19 Non Aviation Thread - Q4 2021

What does frustrate me though is archaic commercial and political systems that is now impeding the manufacture and delivery, of now proven very effective vaccines, to the whole world. This, when the whole world, would benifit immensely from universal deployment. There is the capability there, it is...

Re: Cathay Pacific News and Discussion Thread - 2021

I hope this airline is coming back to BOS. They did so well, and demand for BOS-HKG warrants some sort of service…if not to HKG itself, to the general region. My last flights pre-Covid were BOS-HKG-SYD with CX, and I was a actually a little surprised at the load given the nasty departure time. I su...

Re: Could this be the new long haul 1st class???

Is Etihad going to even survive, and will a transition away from A380 see the end of the Apartments. It is an extremely odd article. Even with airlines that have an international first product, what proportion of the fleet is it on? And then how often is it booked apart from points and upgrades? I h...

Re: COVID-19 Non Aviation Thread - Q4 2021

The Australian Government has delayed the planned reopening of international borders to non-citizens and PRs for two weeks until more is known about Omicron. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-30/international-students-visas-covid-australia-omicron/100660304 As well as being fully vaccinated with a...

Re: F1 - 2021 Season

With a heavy heart, I share the news that Sir Frank Williams has died, he was 79. I'm actually pretty upset about this as Williams was always one of my favourite teams once I got into F1. From 1980 over a period of 17 seasons, Williams was one of the very top F1 teams winning nine constructor's tit...

Re: What nonstop TATL and TPAC flights are the longest over the actual Atlantic/Pacific?

Cubsrule wrote:

For the Pacific, it’s probably EZE/SCL-AKL/SYD, no?

Re: Covid19 - Vaccine News and discussion thread

Wow, 17% in the elderly is super low, even by world standards. Here in NSW over 95% of 70yo+ are fully vaccinated.

I hope the mandates are successful. I hear anecdotes of people in Australia getting vaccinated so they aren’t excluded from the local pub.

Re: My first flight

I was 9 or 10 and it was a “mystery flight” - something that airlines Here in Australia did in the expensive, heavily regulated “two carrier” era to fill extra capacity (and perhaps attract people who would never have flown). Anyway, it was Airlines of NSW (Ansett subsidiary) F27 from Sydney to Wagg...

Re: Covid19 - Vaccine News and discussion thread

Europe has approved the child's Pfizer vaccine (ages 5 to 11): https://www.cnet.com/health/eus-drug-regulator-approves-pfizer-vaccine-for-young-children/ In Ireland, the age 5 years to 11 years are the age group with the most infections. Although the claim is mostly from the community and families,...

Re: Best seating configuration?

You've missed the increasingly popular PE, which is generally 2-3-2 or 2-4-2.

I'm way too old to be flying 3-4-3 from Sydney Australia to Europe or US east coast. Only NZ and Australia know what real long haul is

Re: Covid19 - Vaccine News and discussion thread

Europe has approved the child's Pfizer vaccine (ages 5 to 11): https://www.cnet.com/health/eus-drug-regulator-approves-pfizer-vaccine-for-young-children/ In Ireland, the age 5 years to 11 years are the age group with the most infections. Although the claim is mostly from the community and families,...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - November 2021

Hey guys, A reminder that the under-publicised 'Wings over illawarra' air show is on this weekend. Highlights: - last ever public flying display of RAAF Classic Hornets (both solo and team) - first ever 'aerobatic' public display of RAAF F-35s - usual HARS stuff both static and flying Sadly, no com...