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Don't take this the wrong way. It is merely meant to answer your question. It is usually about six and a half hours of flight time from New York to London. The geographic distance is 3451 miles. The answer to your question ls twofold. First, you can't add the distance from Buffalo to New York city on top that 3451. Buffalo to London is 3563 miles, only 110 miles more. The reason is that the earth is round. That's why you see the graphic depictions of those routes with big arcs in them instead of straight lines. Recognizing that, you realize that the mileage isn't that different, so the flight times reflect that.

Charter got airborne at 7:33. Look to arrive at 6:52 local. I bet they beat that by ten minutes.

No. I get it. But there is no way the NFL would pay the cost associated with reconfiguring. On your "paperwork" point, that wouldn't be how it would be done. The airplane would be certified for multiple configurations, and as long as the certification standards were upheld with the change, there would be no additional certification process. Anyway, on another note that has come up, BUF and IAG have runways that are suitable for up to 747's with fuel loads that could handle this charter. IAG's is a bit longer.

It simply isn't done on these charters. It is not only not possible, as the floor is not configured to do such a thing, but it would take the airplane out of service for a day or two on both sides of the trip, if it was possible.

Not true and not done.

There are reasons for the times. The charter will be part of the North Atlantic Track System, which has various routes which begin at a few points in the Maritime Provinces in Canada, and arrive at various points in Western Europe. Every night these points and enroute points, called tracks, vary, based on the winds and weather that evening. If you travel outside the times of the NATS, you have to use really bad altitudes, as NATS goes from 29000-41000', and that is not part of the NFL contract. The NATS operates in the evening going east from North America to Europe, and from local morning from Europe to North America, thus the times. It allows a far greater density of traffic in airspace that has no radar coverage. Everyone is assigned a specific track, altitude and mach number. That is how flights are separated with no radar or radio coverage. When you get about 120 miles from the UK, they get you on radar, communication is reestablished and you fly the various normal routes to your destination.

As a serious answer to that question, I captained the then New Jersey Nets charter from JFK to Heathrow a number of years ago, 2011 to be exact. The team management provided the catering. It was quite a bit different from the normal first class fare. Really healthy. The players ate none of it. They spent the entire trip playing cards with quite high stakes in first class. I'm sure the Bills' management has handled the food issue on this.

Using Virgin is part of the NFL-London game contract. Heathrow has an curfew, which this charter will comply with. If you get there before the arrival curfew ends at 6am, you have to hold and wait it out, by holding over the village of Ockham. That becomes an issue in the late fall/winter with stronger tailwinds.

I am puffing nothing. I have and am currently commenting on your stupid judgements of me being a "coward," "liar," and "stupid," and now questioning my level of patriotism and calling me a hypocrite. Maybe the point has not sunk in, but you are in no position to make any of these judgements. You have no self control regarding your insults, and the fact that someone has no interest in discussing anything with you does not indicate some flaw. It indicates that they think you are an idiot and not worth the time, as well as that individual's lack of need to publish opinions here.

Another, of hundreds, of your grossly ignorant posts. You have absolutely no idea of what people think, nor their level of patriotism, ethics, morality which you regularly comment on, and the thought that he could murder someone and I'd say "it was none of my business," provides yet another glimpse into an incredibly flawed, ill- functioning mind. You are bizarre.

On a body clock basis, the Bills are starting at 9:30. That is 3.5 hours early. Grossly overrated, in my humble view. Airline people do it every day, hundreds of times. They are not competing for 3.5 hours, but the first fifteen are pretty intense, and they don't get two days before to adjust.

London isn't six hours, this time of year it's five. Not that big of a deal for a 3.5 hour effort.

What we see here is incredibly silly people unfamiliar with basic terms who can rarely craft a sentence in English who think they have any qualifications to judge the ethics, morality or patriotism of people they don't know. That's the internet, and that's this.

You exposes yourself as you post. I haven't said a thing about what Trump. That is your obsession. And for the fourth time, I have offered to prove my bona fides, and to donate money to your preferred charity if I am not truthful. No longer interested in doing that. By the way, regarding McCain, who was not well regarded in the community he served in the Navy, political career aside, he has nothing to do with this. I did fly with his son a number of times though, during his presidential run, so I'm kind of familiar with his Navy rep and beyond, so no comment, other than to point out an obvious red herring. I can't stand Trump, but I don't ever get offended by what he says. In fact, I don't pay attention. Not incongruous, just not obsessed or interested.

No. You are the one calling into question people's patriotism, people who have demonstrated far more of it than you have or ever will. That's what makes you an undeniable idiot.

You are an idiot. What makes it humorous is that you have no idea that you are an idiot. Calling people's patriotism into question makes it all the more obvious. No partisanship about it.

Listen asshat. I spent seven and a half years as a Naval Aviator on active duty studying, planning, rehearsing, and ultimately teaching other fighter guys in ours and other militaries regarding defeating threats to this nation. After that four years in the Reserves. You questioning my or any others patriotism is an idiotic insult you are not qualified to make. It is not "all I have to say." It is what I choose to say, which does not include posting my thoughts on every issue in a forum like this, with a clear knucklehead like you you issues judgements on peoples patriotism based on some moronic calculus. Simply not interested. Posting in response to your ill-informed, juvenile view, which seems to be that if you don't hate Trump, which I do, renders one pro Putin and anti US would be a silly waste of time. So I almost never do.

The term is "Commander in Chief." Unless, of course, Elizabeth Warren was President. Then it would be "Commander and Chief."

The latest developments may have a huge impact on efficiency. Using a compound called perovskite, which allows capture of more of the light spectrum, companies are reporting 30% or more efficiency. It was thought that 29% was about the limit, and most are about 23. Still some testing required to test durability of these panels, as they seem to have a shorter lifespan, but the development is quite promising. Could be available in a couple years.

Honestly, this has never been a serious issue. US debt rating has been AAA or AA+ forever. While it is possible, and likely to have an effect if this keeps occurring, it hasn't had any real effect to date.

It goes far beyond illegals. Watch the Immigration lines at Miami International every morning when the South/Central America flights arrive. Scores of pregnant women on visas whose exit dates will never be enforced, knowing they will give birth on the US taxpayers dime, to kids that are guaranteed US citizenship. Watched it for years. Everybody knows about it, and nobody can do a thing.

Unsolicited advice, but having travelled internationally for my entire career, it might help someone. Get a photocopy of the second page of your passport, the one with your picture and data on it, Store that copy away from your passport. If the passport is somehow misplaced, you can use the photocopy at Immigration on your return. I've never lost mine, but I've seen flight attendants lose theirs many times, and having that photocopy can save a massive hassle.

Not better. They are both frightening, and we need to do better.

Your sources?

Great, easy to watch game. Very little stress. My single most relevant observation is that we've got to get that Argentinian guy to come to all our games. Two games. Two blowouts. Muy Bueno!