livendive 8 #51 January 13, 2006 Almost two minutes. I'm sure it'll improve as I get more experience in my birdman suit. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #52 January 13, 2006 QuoteTampa--LAX--Taipei--Singapore--Sydney That online calculator says that's 19,940 miles. Could that be right?? I jut measured it out on google earth and got 14,881 and ya LA to Taipei is about 6800 miles thats a long fucking flight!! But LA to Sydney is 7500I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBS 0 #53 January 13, 2006 Sydney to London through Los Angeles...8 hour layover to do laundry and stuff. Total was about 25 hours plus layover. That little doohikie says it's about 13,000 miles. Did SFO to SYD, then the SYD to LHR a week later, then LHR to SFO 4 days later. Total was about 225k in 2005. -S_____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mayberry 0 #54 January 13, 2006 Quote9000 mile non-stop from Atlanta to Frankfurt, Germany. Mine was from South Carolina to Frankfurt, then a couple years later back from Frankfurt to Philadelphia. DonDon Here's to friends! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benforde 0 #55 January 13, 2006 single flight... LAX to SEOUL, Singapore Airlines. I think it was 16 hours Multiple: ABQ—LAX—Tokyo—BKK—HKT, Thai Airways, retarded long Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted 0 #56 January 13, 2006 Between nov 5th & dec 14th I did 19,556 mile by air & a couple of bus & train trip too.. the itinerary was San Fran-bahama's-dc-nyc-boston-dublin-eindhoven-amsterdam-dublin-lax-auckland... taking 6 weeks to do 20000 is the way to do it. the most painful journey was Brisbane - Seoul - nyc - orlando, 12,606 miles, 26 hours & many degrees of sanity lost. It once took 22 hrs to get from Dublin to Orlando (direct flight just about 7 hrs) but if ya fly through the mid west in dec ya get snowed in :) all for the sake of saving a few bucks! Happy flying ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #57 January 14, 2006 Memphis - ATL- NYC - Istanbul - Baku, Azerbaijan - Kabul, Afghanistan with a 4 hour layover in Baku where we were not allowed to leave the airplane. about 21 hours total. OR Memphis- Phoenix - LAX - Hong Kong - Bangkok - Phnom Penh, Cambodia. that one was about 28 hours including the layovers. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #58 January 14, 2006 Something like 18 hrs on a flight from Chicago to Tokyo, Japan... and that was after a flight from Cincinnati to Chicago. ScottLivin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dallycat 0 #59 January 16, 2006 6400 miles - Edmonton, Alberta to Nadi, Fiji. And only for one a weeks vacation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efs4ever 3 #60 January 16, 2006 I remember flying from CA to HI in a Pan Am "Clipper" when I was a kid. I don't know how long it was, but seemed like days. Before jets. I got to go up to the cockpit, and they were navigating with a sextant. Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foxyroxtail 0 #61 January 16, 2006 I start the trip on Sunday. Calc says it's 9587 one way. RDU/JFK/ICN/BKK JFK/ICN leg is 13.5 hours , time including layovers is 28 hours going, and 27 hours returning. ________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DickMcMahon 0 #62 January 16, 2006 How about the SHORTEST flight? I flew from Auckland to LAX and arrived 7 hours before I left! _________________________ Website: Dick’s Stuff Maybe the reason skydivers party so much is because at the end of the day they're glad they survived jumping. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base428 1 #63 January 16, 2006 65 hours total travel time (Pittsburgh, PA to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), 10910 miles one way. Plane was delayed about 14 hours due to a snowstorm in Japan, then it broke down after we boarded it. I slept for six hours on the plane only to wake up and find out we were still on the runway.(c)2010 Vertical Visions. No unauthorized duplication permitted. <==For the media only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #64 January 16, 2006 I think it was something like 14 hours, but it is a little fuzzy. And at the end of the flight, I jumped out at 600 feet, at night, wearing almost 100lbs of gear. Weeee! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
streaker 0 #65 January 18, 2006 Two really long flights were San Fran to Sydney and Chicago to Bejing. Upgrades to business class really pay dividends on those flights. Beautiful Landings! StreakerHave a yippee ki ya day! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joellercoaster 6 #66 January 18, 2006 I can't beat that for total travel time (though one time when I got trapped in LAX for 14 hours mid-journey I came close). But on Friday I will get on a plane from London to Melbourne for a wedding... 24.5 hours total flight time. Arse!-- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #67 January 18, 2006 It all depends on whether there's a hugely-obese person sitting next to me. That can make a flight seem a whole lot longer. I swear I must be a Jabba magnet or something. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #68 January 18, 2006 QuoteIt all depends on whether there's a hugely-obese person sitting next to me. That can make a flight seem a whole lot longer. Or a really cranky baby one row up that needs diaper changing and the damn parents do it right there. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #69 January 18, 2006 LA to Auckland NZ...and back again. Rather long...about 14hrs give or take. impressive that the thing can stay in the air that long and not even think about refueling or maintenance..etc.etc.etc. 747's rock. Marc otherwise known as Mr.Fallinwoman.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #70 January 18, 2006 Yeah, but you'll be stopping in Dubai/Singapore/Bangkok/KL/HK for a while... it won't be too bad. Just stay off the booxe and you'll be all right. For the record, some of the longer flights I've done: SYD->LAX LHR->SIN LHR->BKK->SYD LAX->PHL->SNN LHR->NRT IRT->ICN->SYD None under twelve hours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #71 January 19, 2006 QuoteTwo really long flights were San Fran to Sydney and Chicago to Bejing. Upgrades to business class really pay dividends on those flights. Beautiful Landings! Streaker You forgot to mention that on the way home from Sydney, we hit a snowstorm in Chicago that delayed us nearly 24 hours. I think I spent something like 50 hours in the same underwear, YUK!! As I recall, we were in summer clothes in the snowstorm.skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duckwater 0 #72 January 19, 2006 The longest duration commercial flight is Singapore Airlines Newark, NJ to Singapore EWR-SIN. More thatn 18.5 hours in the air. It is a 2 class config A340-500 http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/06/28/singapore.airline/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #73 January 19, 2006 London to Bali i seem to remember being a long one, as was London to Osaka. Going to Argentina on Sunday - will be a long flight but worth it!!Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
