[Leica] IMG: Florida to Canada, with One Stop for Lunch and Fuel

[Nathan Wajsman]

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/private-jets-environment-carbon-footprint-climate-change-harry-meghan-markle-a9071391.html


Nathan Wajsman

Alicante, Spain
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> On 7 Nov 2019, at 20:55, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> I'm going to say that their footprint is probably smaller than comparable
> commercial.   They are flying point to point as opposed to the circuitous
> route that would occur on commercial.   Not to mention a probable car
> rental to get from the commercial airport as opposed to the smaller
> regional that is probably closer to the end destination.
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> While thousands of small contributions do add significantly to any goal
> there is a lot to be said for focusing on large contributors.   One of
> these would be the large amount of pollutants issued from the global supply
> chain.   An example would be iron ore and coal from Australia to China then
> semi- finished steel shipped to mills around the world.   Another example
> would be corporate and governmental travel via commercial air to various
> faces time meetings instead of video conference.
> 
> It is ready to poke at a affluent person exercising the power of wealth but
> real results will occur when all of us work toward practices that will make
> a difference.   France deciding to build more of next generation nuclear
> will do more to bring down CO2 in Europe than anything solar can do in
> Northern Europe.   Now if we want to compensate the countries in the Sahara
> for a million hectares of solar panels then a real difference will occur.
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> On Thu, Nov 7, 2019, 12:35 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
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>> I wonder what the carbon footprint of this form of travel is. Must be
>> orders of magnitude worse than a commercial flight.
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>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
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>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <
>> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <
>> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
>> 
>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <
>> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
>> 
>> YNWA
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>>> On 28 Oct 2019, at 21:49, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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>>> I will add that a 1500 nm range at max load at a reasonable cruise speed
>> of
>>> 260 KTAS and you have a winner.
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>>> On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 3:26 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>> wrote:
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>>>> It's a nice way to travel if you can afford it.  I watched the flight of
>>>> this party from their departure from Orlando to a local fuel and lunch
>>>> stop at our airport, then their takeoff for a customs stop in southern
>>>> Canada.  The Pilatus PC-12 has a comfortable pressurized cabin and a
>>>> generous baggage compartment. 4 3/4 hours total flying time in two
>> flights.
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>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20191028-DSCF7370.JPG.html
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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