Yep, Don -- That was kind of my thought too. On the other hand, after having my chair dropped out of the baggage hold of a plane because it was heavier than the handlers thought... I might like keeping it in sight.
Regards, --Tod ---- Don Smith <scampe...@yahoo.com> wrote: > If you notice at the bottem of the page they say FAA rules require you to > transfer into a FAA approved seat for takeoffs and landing, you can transfer > back to your wheelchair after takeoff and landing. If I have to transfer > (watch is the hardest part of flying for me) I'm just going to take a regular > airline. > > --- On Wed, 4/22/09, Tod E. Santee <sant...@cox.net> wrote: > > From: Tod E. Santee <sant...@cox.net> > Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] accessible planes > To: rkr...@sbcglobal.net, quad-list@eskimo.com, "Greg" <g...@eskimo.com> > Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 6:14 PM > > That's the right site. They added a trademarked "Chair Flights" > name to the site and list all the agencies they *hope* to be able to someday > help, it seems. > > They aren't yet flying. If you can't get the site to open, it begins > with: > > Our Mission > Mobility Air Transport is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing air > travel for people who use wheelchairs, but cannot or do not fly on commercial > airlines. Our fares will be priced comparable to standard airline coach > fares. > > (NOT FLYING YET! Currently raising money to buy 1st plane.) > > Best wishes -- And lets hope they DO get off the ground! > > --Tod > > ---- Greg <g...@eskimo.com> wrote: > > I haven't tried it yet, but hope to. > > > > http://www.iflymat.org/ > > > > It's called Mobility Air Transport, but that name as a web brings you > > somewhere else. I almost thought it was down. > > > > Greg > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: Richard Kratt [mailto:rkr...@sbcglobal.net] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 12:50 PM > > To: quad-list@eskimo.com > > Subject: [QUAD-L] accessible planes > > > > > > > > > > Some time ago someone posted a link to a company that was trying to set up > > plane travel which would allow us to stay in our chairs. I've lost the > link > > in all my clutter. Does anyone out there have it? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Richard Kratt C3/4 > > > > > > >
