Airservices has posted a news release assuring Australians that their systems are able to cope with Santa's trip through our skies on Christmas Eve. Close coperation between Airservices Australia and Santa's Elves have ensured that Santa will have the most time and environmentally efficient routes possible available to him on his lightning fast tour of Downunder.
I love this campaign and I know the kids (both young and old) love to follow santa on his trip through Australia. Follow the news as it happens HERE.
Of course he has somewhat more trouble getting through US legislation:
The following article was posted recently on http://www.aircraftpilots.com/threads/santa-faa-exam.32241/ by the administrator:
Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from the Federal Aviation Administration, and it was shortly before Christmas when the FAA examiner arrived.
In preparation, Santa had the elves wash the sled and bathe all the reindeer. Santa got out his logbook and made sure all his paperwork was in order.
The examiner walked slowly around the sled. He checked the reindeer harnesses, the landing gear, and Rudolph's nose. He painstakingly reviewed Santa's weight and balance calculations for the sled's enormous payload.
Finally, they were ready for the checkride. Santa got in and fastened his seatbelt and shoulder harness, and checked the compass. Then the examiner hopped in carrying, to Santa's surprise, a shotgun..
"What's that for?" asked Santa incredulously.
The examiner winked and said, "I'm not supposed to tell you this, but you're gonna lose an engine on takeoff."
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