Word: flighted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...jacket copyrighter being put to the loyalty test in Forces of Nature. He plays New Yorker Ben Holmes, a loving fiance and nervous flyer. On the way to his wedding in Savannah, unexpected forces of nature-perhaps a few too many-transform what should've been a three-hour flight into a two-day adventure...
...flight crew has laid in cases of champagne for the landing celebration, but the crew may be too exhausted to care. As the balloon has come closer to its goal, a stressed Piccard reportedly has taken to having someone hypnotize him over the radio in order to sleep. But maybe he should stay awake a little longer, so he doesn't miss a single second of what remains of this historic flight...
Whether you've just finished your thesis or your second expos paper, you deserve a break. A Spring Break. Lucky for you, it's little more than a week until this most legendary of vacations rolls around--just enough time to book a flight out of Cambridge. Better hustle, though; these deals are flying fast...
Gyorffy explains that at some competitions, circumstances have been out of her control. For example, she had flight trouble due to the inclement weather the night before the NCAA Championship meet earlier this month. She did not land in Indianapolis until after 10 p.m. that evening. The facility had to stay open after 11 p.m. just so that she should could get a practice in before going...
...equipment, and they have been graced with good luck. But the short answer is: Piccard is Swiss. "Because of his nationality, that of a neutral country, Piccard was able to obtain permission from China to pass over its airspace," says TIME writer-reporter Nadya Labi, who is following the flight. Other balloonists have had to do the aeronautical equivalent of gymnastics to try to get around China, dooming their flight. So why haven't we heard and seen more of this particular mission? Though Piccard comes from a distinguished aeronautical family, neither he nor Jones has the name recognition...