Not sure it's a good idea

As sort of gross as I find the idea of paying $83000 for glamping in Antarctica, taking a Basler to the South Pole would be pretty amazing.
 
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Inverted25 said:
FAA takes Challenger 604s down there. I’ve been in class with their guys and they said they never shut down the APU the entire time they are down there.


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The Antarctic Sun: News about Antarctica - Airfield Inspection

Flight Safety is serious business in the Air Force, and for one Air Force Reserve organization, it’s so important they’re willing to go to the ends of the Earth. Members of the 507th Air Refueling Wing’s 1st Aviation Standards Flight (ASF) are in Antarctica to conduct airfield inspections.
antarcticsun.usap.gov
 
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JordanD said:
I really don't get why an accident 40+ years ago is even remotely related to this. Like Bob said this had an actual purpose other than tourism, but on the same token I'm sure a company isn't going to just say "screw it, yolo!" with their A340. I feel like this is kind of the attitude of "well, it's challenging, they shouldn't bother."
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His name is Jimmy.
 
I recall Musk planning on taking his 650 and his 7X down there (is it weird to think of it as down?) and they flew in trail to the southern tip of South America and stopped. This was probably four years ago. Not sure why they stopped. I do recall checking the tire pressure on the 650 when they got back and I didn't need to add any nitrogen.
 
My mom spent 10 field seasons (Oct-Jan) in Antarctica doing research from the 80’s through the 2000’s, and it sounds like a well-staffed base had very little little trouble keeping a runway in good enough condition for a big jet. She would go down there out of Christchurch on C-141’s or wheeled C-130’s (ouch, long flight) to McMurdo Station. The fun was when she would go to remote camps, which was usually either helicopter if close enough or Kenn Borek twin otter. But once they had too many people/too much gear for either, so they got dropped off by a Hercules on skis from the NYANG. While they were there a pretty good weather system came through and blew a ton of snow on the temporary runway, and although they tried to clear it snow machines and shovels, they ended up doing a JATO on skis, which beats any flying waxing experience I’ve had by a mile.

It sounds like if you’re smart, cautious and well-funded, operating down there is not a big deal.
 
My sister was stationed down there a couple years ago and rode down on a Titan 767. She was actually disappointed how mundane and routine the whole trip was. Apparently there is quite a large infrastructure in place to handle all the flights and visitors and it's not quite as isolated as Nat Geo may make it out to be. She said the huge cafeteria was actually top notch!
 
knot4u said:
Pics or it didn't happen. People don't understand why In-N-Out is what it is.
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knot4u said:
That's just dumb. I suspect you're just pissed because it's so successful and you can't buy stock or a franchise. Suck it. No one ever said it was the best burger, but they've stayed true to their original ideals.
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?? Not sure what you're talking about ? I just stated that I ate at In and Out that's all. Boy there are loonies out there with serious mental issues. :rolleyes:
 
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