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mlansbury@despora.de
Mark Lansbury

Budapest to Lyon: Why I chose to take a night train with my 6 year-old son instead of a flight

It was my six-year-old son who figured out a way to make that happen. Engrossed in a picture book about trains, he came across one that depicted a family sleeping peacefully in a couchette.

I decided it was time to give night trains a go.

https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/01/28/budapest-to-lyon-why-i-chose-to-take-a-night-train-with-my-6-year-old-son-instead-of-a-fli

#transport #trains #flying #railways #PublicTransport

Why I ditched flying for an 18-hour train trip from Budapest to Lyon

Inspired by my 6-year-old son, I took a night train from Budapest instead of flying.

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gander22h@diasp.org
Adam Hunt

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Diversity Naysayers Make Labor Crisis Worse

A good article by Russ Niles on #AVweb. The story deals with #aviation, but is widely applicable and well argued.

One of the most interesting, frustrating, entertaining and occasionally frightening tasks of the modern-day editor is monitoring the comments on the stories we run. Most outlets have disabled comments because itā€™s just too much damn work to filter out the mean, hateful and irrelevant missives that inevitably appear no matter what the topic. It must be all Trumpā€™s fault. Or wait, maybe itā€™s Bidenā€™s.

#diversity #minorities #airline #airlines #aircraft #flying #bigots #bigotry

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gander22h@diasp.org
Adam Hunt

First Flight of the Samson Switchblade

A non-folding wing prototype of this flying car design was flown on 9 November 2023 after 14 years of development. That must have eaten a lot of venture capital! The company claims 2,300 customer orders for these, but no idea when an actual production prototype with the real folding wings will fly or what the price will be.

You will need a diver's licence and a pilots licence to operate this.

Video on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3SpMa6k8Kk

#flying #aviation #airplane #flyingcar

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nowisthetime@pod.automat.click
nowisthetime

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#Flying #cars have fascinated film-buffs, science geeks and motorsport enthusiasts for many years now. Many have imagined a car that can drive on the roads as well as fly in the sky. It seems that a #flying-car, as shown in sci-fi films, is set to ply on the roads sooner rather than later. A fully functional flying car has received legal approval to fly in the US. This flying car, known as Model A, has been developed by US-based Alef Aeronautics.

First time flying car okayed in US
The company recently announced that it has received the Special Airworthiness Certification from US governmentā€™s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This is a historic milestone as it marks the first time a flying #car has been certified in the US.

Alef Aeronautics have opened up about their special vehicle via an official statement. ā€œThe FAA is actively working on its policies for electrical vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, as well as governing interactions between eVTOLs and ground infrastructure. Alef's Special Airworthiness Certificate, therefore, limits the locations and purpose for which Alef is permitted to fly," Alef Aeronautics said in a statement.
https://www.zeebiz.com/automobile/news-flying-car-cost-united-states-electric-car-technology-automobile-speed-stst-242318

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varelsennormal@sysad.org
Martin N

The only way of ecological flying.

#nature #today #mywork #myfoto #myphoto #naturen #idag #natur #heute #photograph #photograf #fliegen #Climate #change #flying

_That people are influenced by others is hardly a shocking result. Psychology researchers have spent decades amassing evidence about the powerful effects of social influence, while cultural evolution theory suggests we may have evolved to follow the example of those in prestigious positions because it helped us survive. Pick up any book on leadership in an airport shopping mall and it will likely trumpet the importance of leading by example.

Which raises the question: if our political and business leaders are serious about climate change, shouldnā€™t they be very visibly reducing their own carbon footprints to set an example to the rest of us? This is now the focus of my research._
Source: theconversation.com/climate-change-yes-your-individual-action-does-make-a-difference-115169

Climate change: yes, your individual action does make a difference

Global problems need global solutions. But what you do personally can shift whatā€™s seen as ā€˜normalā€™.

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