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<p>[quote user="blue streak 1"]</p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <div><img src="/TRCCS/Themes/trc/images/icon-quote.gif" /> <strong>Sam1:</strong></div> <div> <p> </p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <div>.</div> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p>How many hours as pilot in command have you logged?  And on what type of aircraft under what conditions?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p> </p> </div> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p><strong>4 times as many as your total  time and over 3000 just on the shuttle.  Aircraft L-188, DC-9, B727, A-300, L-1011  , CV-440  Winter and Summer all over NE.</strong></p> <p><strong>Swwitchig to Dulles and JFK then makes Amtrak less time than flying.  A B737 with 2 CFM-56s consumes 3200 # / hr / engine.  A B-747 with CF6-80C2s consumes 8000# / hr / engine . This is crusing at 17,000 ft.  A real fuel hog. </strong>[/quote]</p> <p>You still haven't told me why the airports or air traffic system could not be modified to handle larger aircraft in the NEC or numerous other locations around the country.</p> <p>If I remember correctly, LGA was originally built to handle DC3s. I don't recall that the runways extended out over the water. The extensions were add ons.  And if they could be added to once they can be added to again.</p> <p>It does not matter how much total fuel is consumed by an airplane, except that it needs enough fuel to get to its designation. The key figure is the cost per seat mile and the price necessary to recover that cost whilst adding a return for the shareholders.  </p> <p>If Qantas has been successful using 767s between Melbourne and Sydney, admittedly a greater distance than New York to Washington, why should I believe that future technologies may not make larger airplanes viable in the NEC?  I don't.  Advocates who believe that air and highway technology is static,and only rail technology will move forward are making a mistake.  What is the best option going forward.  I happen to believe that it is rail in relatively short, high density corridors, but I am not unmindful of alternatives, including the expansion of the existing rail and highway system.</p> <p>I flew professionally for several years. It bored me to tears, and I went on to a far more intellectually challenging career in business.  But it gave me some chilling moments and some great insights into the art of flying. I had my own plane or ownership in a plane for many years. </p>
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