Wednesday 26 January 2023

Return flight from Singapore to San Francisco is a mere fourteen and a
half hours, three shorter than going. This is due air currents that,
instigated by earth's rotation, typically move from west to east. When
going that way, airliners often ride one of the two or three high
altitude jet streams in each hemisphere, avoiding them as possible
heading west. Usually, although not always, this is less an issue
flying north and south.

Interesting conundrum, flying westward, whether to go lower altitude,
where adverse wind is lighter, but true airspeed less and fuel
consumption more, or proceed around or through big headwinds. Had
people to puzzle that out for me when engaging in this sort of
escapade, so don't care - not my problem. Anyway, got additional pay
for increased work time.

In Changi Airport, even before we could ask, a wheelchair was offered
to debilitated crew with expedited movement for her and support staff
to distant gate through immigration and security. A vast majority of
ship's company have subsequently voted to cripple one of us every time
we fly. Me next.

Wednesday

Even San Francisco Airport is better when in a wheel chair. Where can
we buy a slip-on leg cast?

One may notice that today is Wednesday, same as yesterday's installment
of this nonsense. As happens, we've crossed the international dateline
eastward insuring, in this case, a thirty seven hour day with,
perplexingly, a shorter night between two, also abbreviated, daytimes.
Splain that you zany flat-earthers!

Jack & Jan