I walked across a bridge into Mexico for a cheap flight and ended up playing an elaborate bilingual game of airport bingo. https://sylviawrigley.substack.com/p/stamp-of-a-car-stamp-of-a-plane
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"We have beer," he says helpfully. It's 10am. The F-16s are taking off in the distance and I haven't had coffee yet.
My day at Holloman's Legacy of Liberty airshow:
https://fearoflanding.com/airshows/legacy-of-liberty-2026/
When he told me that this place was right on the train line, he meant it. On the bright side, I can spam @siegeavecvue@rail.chat with train photos all night long without even getting out of bed.
China Eastern flight 5735 killed 132 people in 2022 but the CAAC never released a final report. Now a FOIA release has put the recorder data into the public domain. https://fearoflanding.com/accidents/china-eastern-flight-5735/ #ChinaEastern5735
On the train from Prague to Deçin. @siegeavecvue@rail.chat informs me that I should have booked the train with a dining carriage. I have promised to liaise with him first next time.
The ferry flight for the brand new Cirrus SR22 had a 2,100 mile water crossing ahead. Unfortunately, there was only enough fuel for 1,900. https://fearoflanding.com/accidents/accident-reports/ferry-tank-failure/
There's a village in western Alaska that may be the reason pilots meow on the emergency frequency. Or it might be a 2001 Vermont cop comedy. Or both.
https://fearoflanding.com/demystifying/meow/
@jkcheney@wandering.shop well at least it made me get my steps in!
I started Fear of Landing with a plan to fly to every British island with a strip. I managed six. That was twenty years ago. Here's how a failed island-hopping project turned into something I never expected.
https://fearoflanding.com/misc/fear-of-landing-turns-twenty/