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i like the pilot who flies .82 everywhere, no matter how heavy b.c. : "i refuse to take common sense out of flying- the less time we're up there, the less gas we'll use"

the equivalent of driving 90 miles an hour everywhere you go for the fuel economy of it.
 
" I recently got in a discussion with a girl who was a fresh EPA policy maker / Counsel..."


Ah, but was she........A sensible shoe wearing, short-haired, rug munching, heavy weight, liberal, doosh-bag ?


YKMKR

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Dear Spelling Police:

I had to use "doosh" to convey my proper meaning. I am aware that the item in question is spelled "******************************" bag.

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Your stats see correct. But the article didn't say CO2 it sad CARBON

"avoided 12 tons of carbon from being emitted into the air".

Maybe they ment C02, but that is not what they said. Looking at the math, the 8040lbs of fuel produced 25,326 lbs of CO2. Most of that weight is from the O2 (air) not the fuel anyway.

But hey, the Global warming crowd say the biggest source of greenhouse gas in the world is from cow farts (methane) and they want us to stop eating beef to reduce the cattle population. Not!

Just my opinion.....

FNG

The global warming crowd are mostly scientists, and not oil company lobbyists. Of course, scientists have been wrong before, but are you willing to bet your children's future on it? Many apparently are.
 
UA Environmental Flt

United Environmental Flight Reduces Carbon Emissions by Nearly 33,000 Pounds
PR Newswire
Posted: 2008-11-14 15:23:00

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Airlines charted a new path across the Pacific as the first U.S. carrier to participate in the Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE), saving 1,564 gallons of fuel and 32,656 pounds of carbon emissions on a single flight, showcasing real savings gained from next-generation technology. United flight 870 from Sydney, Australia made a smooth, continuous descent into San Francisco International Airport at 10:20 a.m. Pacific Time after using 11 fuel saving initiatives from gate-to-gate.


"I am pleased to have seen first-hand the technologies that have helped our state be at the forefront of aviation's future," says California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who greeted the flight at the airport. "The reduction in fuel usage and carbon emissions is another example of businesses both reducing costs and helping the environment."


Prior to the flight's arrival, Governor Schwarzenegger joined United Boeing 777 Captain Rick Shay in the cockpit of a United Boeing 777 to receive a tutorial on Tailored Arrivals, a special arrival procedure that generates additional fuel savings with a smooth, continuous descent rather than the traditional step-down approach. United and partner Boeing have expanded the program this year with a substantial increase in the number of flights permitted to conduct Tailored Arrivals, each of which saves around 60 gallons of fuel.


'ASPIRE United' reduced fuel burn and emissions by using up-to-the-minute fuel data, priority takeoff clearance, normally restricted airspace around Sydney's airport, and new arrival procedures -- all of which are possible with new technology.


"'ASPIRE United' has demonstrated the tremendous environmental and fuel savings potential if our nation invests in next-generation technology and in updating our air traffic control system," says Pete McDonald, Chief Administrative Officer - United Airlines. "We are pleased to have reached another milestone with our partners as we use safe, modern technology that reduces our carbon footprint."


ASPIRE is a multilateral partnership of the Federal Aviation Administration, Airservices Australia, and Airways New Zealand. Data from the flight will be analyzed by the FAA in its ongoing effort to accelerate the development and implementation of operational procedures to reduce the environmental footprint for all phases of flight.
 

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