Also detailed written instructions attached to the chair.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 6, 2015, at 8:21 PM, Don Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > Show them how to lower the backrest and take your cushion, headrest, joystick > and footrest and put them in overhead storage. Tell them not to put the > chair on it's side,the batteries may move and create issues you don't want or > need. Also be at the boarding gate 45 minutes before boarding time, you > well be first on and last off. Enjoy the flight, look out the windows when > you can. > >> On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 5:02 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> Wheelchair passengers transfer out of their chair at the boarding gate, into >> an "aisle chair" and transferred to their seat in the Jet. Your chair >> should be in free wheel as it is loaded into the belly of the jet and may be >> set on its side. Once you arrive at your destination, the "aisle chair" >> will be used again, from the jet to the arrival gate, where your chair >> should be. >> Best Wishes >> >> In a message dated 6/6/2015 2:59:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> Billy, great info, my friend. I appreciate you taking the time and effort to >> enlighten me. Very helpful! And how did you get off that plane? >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: William Lang III <[email protected]> >> Date: Saturday, June 6, 2015 >> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Question >> To: Larry Willis <[email protected]> >> Cc: quad-list <[email protected]> >> >> >> Larry, >> >> I am my C5 25 years post, and I been on cruises many times. I would like to >> think that the airlines have gotten better in caring for power chairs and >> their passengers. Sadly, it is an adventure in and of itself. >> >> Cruise ships especially the new ones, are wonderful in handicap >> accommodations. Handicapped rooms are half again the size of a regular room >> allowing for room to maneuver the wheelchair. Get a room with a balcony. The >> newer ships allow you access to a balcony so you can actually look at the >> flying Fish. Elevators are large enough for a power chair to enter and turn >> around to exit. >> >> I recommend you Google to find instructions on how to get the most out of >> flying. Do not read posts older than two years because I don’t think they’ll >> be relevant. >> >> A caveat: I have had nightmarish experiences with airlines. Breaking chairs, >> leaving chairs at places of embarkation (I once flew from Vancouver to >> Newark, first-class bulkhead seats). My wife exited the plane and was told >> that my Permobil did not make the flight! There I sat on the empty plane in >> a first-class seat while the cleaning crew was preparing the flight to >> England. On second thought, I should have just stayed on the plane. It >> worked out and I got my $13K back from Continental for my family group’s >> round-trip airfare by writing they had ruined my Alaskan vacation. Boo-hoo >> boo-hoo. >> >> You have time. Detailed planning and understanding what to do on each leg of >> the itinerary should allay your fears and help you to enjoy the trip of a >> lifetime. >> >> Bon voyage >> >> >>> On Jun 5, 2015, at 8:07 AM, Larry Willis <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> The plan -- make payments for one year (till next June) then hit the high >>> seas with a parrot and a bottle of rum. (And a case of Dramamine)... >>> And the professor and Mary Ann. >>> >>> Larry Willis >>> Retired and proud of it >>> >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>>> From: Gail Holmes <[email protected]> >>>> Date: June 5, 2015 at 2:51:31 AM EDT >>>> To: Larry Willis <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Question >>>> A particular time or month set? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>>> On Jun 3, 2015, at 3:16 PM, Larry Willis <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Got a question for everyone. My sister-in-law who lives in Houston >>>>> insists that I and family meet her in New Orleans to go on a cruise. >>>>> That's a two hour flight with power chair, accommodations of some sort, >>>>> five day cruise, and flight home. I have never been on a ship or a jet. I >>>>> don't know what to say. What do you guys think? Are the difficulties too >>>>> great? >>>>> Larry Willis >>>>> Retired and proud of it >> >> >> >> Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do! >> Billy Lang >> [email protected] >
