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StarMegaDo in Denver

I had the chance to spend some time in one of United’s A320 simulators as part of a charity auction on behalf of the Captain Jason Dahl Scholarship Fund.  Jason Dahl was captain of United 93 on September 11, 2001.  … Continue reading

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Montreal to Denver

I arrived at the airport with enough time to visit the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge in the US-side of Montreal Airport. In addition to seating, the lounge had a small snack area and self-serve bar. Our charter aircraft was … Continue reading

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Chicago to Montreal

For the trip from Chicago to Montreal to Denver, StarMegaDo3 was on a chartered Continental 737.  Continental assigned us its 737 in its retrolivery: My legroom on this flight gave me a reminder to be thankful for my exit rows, … Continue reading

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Kahului to Chicago

I didn’t return straight to New York from Kahului.  Instead, I ventured to Chicago via San Francisco and Las Vegas to pick up the start of StarMegaDo3.  My upgrades to First Class cleared for OGG-SFO-LAS-ORD, making the redeye from Kahului … Continue reading

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Trip Report: SFO-EWR-HNL-OGG-SFO-LAS-ORD-YUL-DEN-LAX-JFK

I attended StarMegaDo3 last week.  To position myself for the start of its North American portion in Chicago, I trekked from from New York via Honolulu and Kahului.  Plotted with gcmap, my routing looks like:  

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StarMegaDo

In lieu getting my photos online of my trip out of New York to Chicago (via Hawaii) or of the events themselves, I offer the Wall Street Journal’s coverage (for the time being).

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