Comments on: Frankfurt to Bilbao – Airline Photography http://erikras.com/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/ Thoughts and photos from an American living in Spain. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jake http://erikras.com/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1902 Jake Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:32:43 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1902 Glad to hear you are back safe and sound. Great to see you in MB and already looking forward to next year. Glad to hear you are back safe and sound. Great to see you in MB and already looking forward to next year.

]]> By: Erik R. http://erikras.com/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1901 Erik R. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:14:42 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1901 Oh I gesture at them, alright! Oh I gesture at them, alright!

]]> By: simon http://erikras.com/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1900 simon Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:12:07 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1900 The window shade thing is so that the air traffic controllers can wave at you. What do you mean, you don't wave back? The window shade thing is so that the air traffic controllers can wave at you.
What do you mean, you don’t wave back?

]]> By: Erik R. http://erikras.com/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1899 Erik R. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:42:24 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1899 I've got some of those noise-canceling headphones, and sometimes I have the audacity to wait for them to come tell me to take them off, and then hold up the cord showing that it's not connected to anything, so it couldn't possibly be an electronic device. Of course I usually take them off anyway. The whole system of airline rules is incredibly stupid anyway. How many stories of cabin depressurization survival have you ever heard? My favorite rule is the "Everyone please raise your window shades for landing" rule. What?!? I’ve got some of those noise-canceling headphones, and sometimes I have the audacity to wait for them to come tell me to take them off, and then hold up the cord showing that it’s not connected to anything, so it couldn’t possibly be an electronic device. Of course I usually take them off anyway.

The whole system of airline rules is incredibly stupid anyway. How many stories of cabin depressurization survival have you ever heard?

My favorite rule is the “Everyone please raise your window shades for landing” rule. What?!?

]]> By: Liz http://erikras.com/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1898 Liz Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:36:52 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1898 Wow, these are beautiful, Erik. I remember seeing dense villages like this from the air over France and Spain with expansive farmland surrounding them. It's a completely different world over there, for sure. You're so lucky to be there! Hopefully we'll see you again soon. Wow, these are beautiful, Erik. I remember seeing dense villages like this from the air over France and Spain with expansive farmland surrounding them. It’s a completely different world over there, for sure. You’re so lucky to be there! Hopefully we’ll see you again soon.

]]> By: sgazzetti http://erikras.com/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1897 sgazzetti Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:27:27 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1897 Nice pictures. And no, that's not sarcasm. Usually the 'no electronic devices' stricture applies only to the rising to/descending from cruising altitude portions of the flight, and from what I've heard and read, even that rule is unnecessary from an electronic standpoint. I read somewhere recently that the main point is they don't want people with laptops out to block up exit rows etc. if there's a takeoff or landing problem. So it really pisses me off when they won't let you use your iPod during that horrible limbo period of getting to the gate. Nice pictures. And no, that’s not sarcasm.

Usually the ‘no electronic devices’ stricture applies only to the rising to/descending from cruising altitude portions of the flight, and from what I’ve heard and read, even that rule is unnecessary from an electronic standpoint. I read somewhere recently that the main point is they don’t want people with laptops out to block up exit rows etc. if there’s a takeoff or landing problem. So it really pisses me off when they won’t let you use your iPod during that horrible limbo period of getting to the gate.

]]> By: jane http://erikras.com/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1896 jane Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:23:02 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1896 Sarcasm? What's that? (Love the photos.) Sarcasm? What’s that?

(Love the photos.)

]]> By: Erik R. http://erikras.com/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1895 Erik R. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:15:48 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1895 Thank goodness there's no sarcasm in the blog comments here. I can't even <i>begin</i> to imagine how terrible that would be! Thank goodness there’s no sarcasm in the blog comments here. I can’t even begin to imagine how terrible that would be!

]]> By: simon http://erikras.com/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1894 simon Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:04:23 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/18/frankfurt-to-bilbao-airline-photography/#comment-1894 Thank you so much for providing the link to your flight's status. No, really. Thank you so much for providing the link to your flight’s status. No, really.

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