Airline pax question

[MikeD]

Riding on an airliner today, during boarding, a pax sitting my row pressed the FA call button and asked the FA who came over "can you ask the Captain how much carbon we will be burning on this flight? I need to know..."

Does the flight crew know or care how much carbon they're burning? Is that info even available to them in their release or planning paperwork?

 

[Hacker15e]

Uh, no.

 

[Karnage]

I can tell you how many pounds of dead dinosaur juice we're planning on burning, but I have zero idea what the conversion rate is between Jet-A and CO2 in a CF34.

 

[ASpilot2be]

1.21 Jigawatts

 

[Hacker15e]

EPA has a document from 1978 that shows emissions for some then-year CF6s....not sure how current models fare comparatively:

https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/91010NB6.PDF?Dockey=91010NB6.PDF

 

[ian]

i can only tell you how many lbs of chemtrail juice are on board.

 

[bp]

I worry more about methane emissions in the flight deck

 

[mrivc211]

EPA has a document from 1978 that shows emissions for some then-year CF6s....not sure how current models fare comparatively:

https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/91010NB6.PDF?Dockey=91010NB6.PDF

nerd

 

[Jordan93]

1000000

 

[BobDispatch]

On average 1 mile is 53lbs of carbon.

Trip Miles x 53lbs / number of people on airplane = That passengers carbon foot print.

Don't forget to ask dispatch, we know things.

 

[RetiredATLATC]

X's the amount of chemtrail juice

 

[Beefy McGee]

Riding on an airliner today, during boarding, a pax sitting my row pressed the FA call button and asked the FA who came over "can you ask the Captain how much carbon we will be burning on this flight? I need to know..."

Does the flight crew know or care how much carbon they're burning? Is that info even available to them in their release or planning paperwork?

Ah, the "I'm going to protest the environmental impact of modern air travel while I enjoy its timely convenience" person.

 

[JetDoc]

If he/she was that concerned perhaps they should walk.

 

[Finny]

On average 1 mile is 53lbs of carbon.

Trip Miles x 53lbs / number of people on airplane = That passengers carbon foot print.

Don't forget to ask dispatch, we know things.

Good to know I suppose! Thanks for the info.

 

[derg]

Riding on an airliner today, during boarding, a pax sitting my row pressed the FA call button and asked the FA who came over "can you ask the Captain how much carbon we will be burning on this flight? I need to know..."

Does the flight crew know or care how much carbon they're burning? Is that info even available to them in their release or planning paperwork?

Nope. Ha! The last thing our fight plans need is even more extraneous information. Ungh, NOTAMS!!

But it is easy to find out on SouthernJet's website if you've got your confirmation number.

http://www.delta.com/content/www/en...bility/carbon-emissions-calculator-https.html

 

[Avgirl]

What was the FA's answer to that pax?

 

[av8tr1]

What was the FA's answer to that pax?

I am positive THAT was not the dumbest question that FA heard just today.

 

[NickH]

Five Carbons on the average domestic flight. Seven Carbons on an international.

 

[av8tr1]

If you listen to some of these "carbon foot print" loonies there should be so much carbon ash(?) on the ground that the entire planet should look like Yakama after St. Helens blew.

 

[milleR]

What was the FA's answer to that pax?

God I hope it was this

If he/she was that concerned perhaps they should walk.