Before boarding an aircraft in China, passengers are subject to multiple security inspections. Both checked baggage and carry-on baggage will go through a thorough check to make sure you don’t bring any prohibited items on board. You will even be checked before you enter the airport itself. ...
Many of the pins used in the A22 and A32 aircraft have holes drilled in the ends to accept a safety pin. Those used on the flaperons are the same and often the hole can be seen when conducting a pre-flight inspection. As described above, the flaperon cannot come off its hinges unles...
it’s hard to know when they’re ready for new experiences, like swim classes or theirfirst airplane trip. That’s where we come in. If you’re trying to figure out how to balance what your baby can do with
things get dicier. You could wear the hospital gown that snaps up the sleeve, ties at two inconvenient locations in the back, and generally displays your entire backside to the universe. If you are lucky, the ties will not also be scratchy, but I wouldn’t bet on it. ...
I have also learned that we not only need daily rest and weekly rest, but we also need seasonal rest. Vacations are good. Three day weekends are good. But if you don’t put them on a calendar and protect them, they just don’t happen. ...
I don’t bemoan those athletes or entrepreneurs, but there is imbalance on the values we place on things. Bottom line, parents place their most precious and loved ones in our care eight hours a day for some forty weeks a year. How can you hang a financial value on that? Or should we...
It doesn’t matter if you’re leaving the airplane for the first time or the 1001st time, it’s crossing that threshold that keeps skydivers coming back for more. Falling through the air at 120 mph is a freedom that just cannot be found on the ground. ...
This should go without saying, but you cannot bring agun into the cabin of an airplane. Or a knife. Or even a full-size bottle of conditioner. Certain objects, likefireworks, aren't permitted on airplanes at all. But some objects, such as firearms, can be brought onto a plane – just...
“The concept of basically connecting any device with an on and off switch to the Internet (and/or to each other). This includes everything from cell phones, coffee makers, washing machines, headphones, lamps, wearable devices and almost anything else you can think of.” ...
In the middle of the village there is an old tower. On the top of the tower, you can see the village, the mountains and the lake. My home is just behind it. The only road to our village is in the south. In my village there are no cars, no noise and no pollution....