Klarinet Archive - Posting 000000.txt from 2005/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Humid conditions - effects on the clarinet and reeds
Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:52:26 -0400

At 09:43 PM 6/30/2005 -0500, Forest Aten wrote:
>I have many pilots as friends....and the operations VP for American Airlines
>lives across the street. I've asked them about this pressure/temp issue on
>more than one occasion and they report that almost all baggage compartments
>on commercial airlines are both pressurized and temperature controlled.
>There are very few exceptions to this...
>Heat or cold while luggage sits on the runway before loading is a real
>issue.
>
>The luggage in the hold isn't frozen and the dog in the kennel is safe....

I suppose the newer planes on major carriers nowadays are more likely to
have pressurized and heated baggage compartments. Watch out for the little
puddle-jumpers, though.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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