Protecting your wheelchair

As with all luggage, you should tag your chair with all your contact details, name, address, telephone number and hotel address in the unlikely event that your chair goes missing.

Ideally, you should also attach a photocopy of instructions to dismantle to your chair. If your chair requires any special equipment for disassembling, discuss this with the airline in advance so that they accommodate your needs.

Remember, even if you are on hand to help with dismantling your chair before departure, it is unlikely that you will be present at the other end of your flight to assist with re-assembly.

If you encounter any problems, then you should immediately speak to the 'Complaint Resolution Officer'. All airlines should have a CRO officer available 24hrs a day either by phone or in person, who is trained to deal with any problems a disabled flyer may encounter whilst travelling.

Disabled travellers in the U.S. can order a free booklet from the U.S. Department of Transportation outlining valuable information for all disabled travellers by telephoning PVA Distribution Center at: 888-860-7244 (Order No. 2100-16).

The Eastern Paralyzed Vetrans Association also supply a handy booklet on how to make a complaint if you are an unsatisfied disabled traveller, along with a comprehensive guide to the Air Carriers Access Act. For full details call 718-803-EPVA, or write to 75-20 Astoria Boulevard, Jackson Heights, NY 11370-1177.

How to make a balloon fly

How does a hot-air balloon work (in theory)? In a word: buoyancy . Hot-air balloons float in the sky for pretty much the same reason that boats float on the sea. A boat floats because it's supported by the water beneath it: the weight of the boat (pulling downward) is exactly counterbalanced by the pressure of the water beneath it (pushing upward). A boat doesn't float perfectly on the water surface but sinks partly into the water according to how heavy it is. The bigger the boat, the bigger the area of water beneath it, the greater the force of the water pressure pushing upward on it, and the more weight it can carry. Here's another way to look at it: generally speaking, an object will float if it's less dense than water (in other words, lighter than an equal volume of water) and sink if it's more dense (heavier than an equal volume of water). Imagine a block of lead the size of your arm dropped into a bathtub filled with water. An "armful of lea...

Mudik Pakai Pesawat Pribadi, Ini Harga Sewanya . Daftar sewa pesawat dan helikopter di Indonesia

Lebaran selalu menjadi ajang menjalin silaturahmi dengan keluarga. Itu sebabnya mudik ke kampung halaman menjadi ritual wajib para perantau setiap tahun. Bagi segelintir orang, mudik dengan mobil pribadi atau pesawat komersial sudah tak lagi terasa nyaman, atau bahkan sudah terlalu biasa. Mereka butuh sarana angkutan yang lebih baik. Jet pribadi, helikopter, atau mobil mewah pun dilirik. Mudik Jakarta-Bandung Pakai Helikopter, Tarif Rp 16,5 Juta Tarif sewa yang selangit bukan masalah bagi para pemudik premium ini. Setidaknya ini terlihat pada PT White Sky Aviation yang menyewakan helikopter Bell 429 untuk keperluan mudik. Menurut pejabat Pengembangan Bisnis White Sky, Rikartajaya, helikopter berkapasitas enam penumpang itu sudah habis dipesan untuk rute Jakarta-Bandung. Laris-manisnya penyewaan helikopter ini ditopang oleh diskon besar yang diberikan White Sky. "Kami memberikan tarif khusus Rp 14 juta per unit, belum termasuk biaya pendaratan dan pajak," kata Jay...

Low Cost Airlines in the USA

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