travel thread

[steve dave]

the best part about them is looking down at the tires and watching them smoke on landing 

[Saulbadguy]

I like the sound of props

[Mikeyis4dcats]

got a buddy that flies one of these to the Bahamas from time to time.     I would not fly in one that kind of distance.



My other buddy flies a Citation, got to go once to a guys trip in OKC, that was pretty fun.  Wheels up Billard to OKC in 45 minutes.

[steve dave]

I've flown a plane tons of times before. It's super pud. zero training and I am just sitting there, flying or whatever.

[420seriouscat69]

I've flown a plane tons of times before. It's super pud. zero training and I am just sitting there, flying or whatever.

#fanningbrag. Did I do that right? 

[steve dave]

I've flown a plane tons of times before. It's super pud. zero training and I am just sitting there, flying or whatever.

#fanningbrag. Did I do that right? 

no

[mocat]

last time i was in Philly i saw one of these land and nearly soiled myself

[Mikeyis4dcats]

last time i was in Philly i saw one of these land and nearly soiled myself

they are huge.  one flew into Topeka last summer going cross country.    they can cause a lot of damage to airfields because of weight.

[steve dave]

In Frankfurt I was in a 747 parked next to this:



our bird felt super pud

[Mikeyis4dcats]

In Frankfurt I was in a 747 parked next to this:



our bird felt super pud

saw one of those in Emirates garb at Termy D in Dallas.     

I was just checking out the airbus site....didn't realize so many of these were flying 

An A380 takes off or lands every 10 minutes.

[kim carnes]

i'm having second thoughts about my trip to san diego next week.  the weather looks pretty meh.  what do you guys think, am i overreacting?

[michigancat]

In Frankfurt I was in a 747 parked next to this:



our bird felt super pud

saw like a million of those in singapore.

They are kind of short (length-wise) so they don't seem that big to me.

[chum1]

I once had a late night flight from St. Louis to Kansas City in a practically empty 747.  Felt kinda weird.  Like, "Am I on the right plane here?"

That's a boring story, but there are obviously a lot of airport nerds here.

[michigancat]

I once had a late night flight from St. Louis to Kansas City in a practically empty 747.  Felt kinda weird.  Like, "Am I on the right plane here?"

That's a boring story, but there are obviously a lot of airport nerds here.

That's pretty crazy. Maybe a maintenance thing from when that facility was there?

[Institutional Control]

That bobcat on the tail is adorbs.

[EuroCat]

My other buddy flies a Citation, got to go once to a guys trip in OKC, that was pretty fun.  Wheels up Billard to OKC in 45 minutes.

This one is our work plane. No airport security

[michigancat]

Who takes a "guys trip" to okc?

[Mikeyis4dcats]

Who takes a "guys trip" to okc?

22 guys who realize the logistics of getting 22 guys to Vegas or someplace distant is too much hassle on short notice.    Instead, some of you rent vans and drive, and the elites fly down on a private jet.     Bricktown is a fun little spot to bar hop after watching some bball.

Pro-tip - indoor go karting the morning after a bender is a bad idea.   Never seen so many guys puking in helmets.   

[pissclams]

anyone else ever forget their nail clippers when they left for vacation because I did, might look around for a Christmas manicure, long nails.    #thingsyoucantstand

[ben ji]

Planning a weekend bro trip to go skiing in the Wasatch Mountains in Feb. I've got a buddy that lives in SLC so I dont need a hotel but I do need a flight.

A quick search of southwest and priceline doesnt help much, best I have found is 297 on frontiers website. Anyone fly out to SLC before and know of any deals?

[mocat]

That's a Delta hub 

Lots of $217 MCI-SLC available nonstop round trip

[ben ji]

That's a Delta hub 

Lots of $217 MCI-SLC available nonstop round trip

Where are you seeing that? Checked out delta's website and everything was 449

[mocat]

That's a Delta hub 

Lots of $217 MCI-SLC available nonstop round trip

Where are you seeing that? Checked out delta's website and everything was 449

I checked right before I posted that. Just checked again and now it's $345 for the same itinerary. 

I was looking at the entire month of February with flexible dates. I think you had to go Wed-Sun or Sat-Tues to get that rate. Not sure how flexible your "weekend" definition was/is.

[AppleJack]

Going to Chicago on a whim tomorrow with some miles that were going to expire at year end. Flight is at 5:55am ( ) and I have absolutely nothing planned. Take the orange line to the loop and get weird I guess 

Maybe the aquarium? eff, I have no idea. Gino's East? ummmmm Sears Tower? Whatever. Go cats.

[chum1]

Oh, God.  That will be cold as eff.  LAYERS AND LAYERS.