Lamy Safari Review On An Airplane

[Parkermaniac]

Here it is. It worked very well. I did not prepare the pen ahead of time in any way. Sorry about the shaky messiness. I promise I will write a more legible review on solid ground in the future.

 

-Nate

 

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Edited January 12, 2010 by Parkermaniac

[Ed Ronax]

Interesting review, turbulance can be fun.

[Dr Lopez]

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Edited January 11, 2010 by Dr Lopez

[jinp6301]

Hmm, images dont show up through the link, but that might be me

[jgrasty]

I used my Lamy Safari with Noodler's FPN Van Gogh Starry Night Blue on the plane back from Costa Rica last year with no issues at all.

[QM2]

Yup. I write with Safaris in flight all the time. Never a problem.

[beluga]

I never doubted that fountain pens work on airplanes - I use fountain pens all the time (and I am an airline pilot).

That air travel inevitably spells trouble for fountain pens is a myth.

 

Pens work as much on airplanes as they work in high elevation locations like Addis Ababa, Johannesburg, La Paz, Bogota, Mexico City or any other location where the elevation is close to 7000 feet (which is typical of the cabin altitude in modern airliners), or above.

 

The issue is not whether pens work, the issue is whether pens release an excessive amount of ink during the flight that will cause inconvenience to the pen user.

This largely depends on the amount of ink in the pen. Usually completely full, or completely empty work best.

 

Consequently, if someone wants to find out how well a pen behaves during air travel, he/she should travel with a half empty pen and see what happens.

Many pens behave well as long as they are kept nib up, some pens behave well no matter which way the nib is pointing.

I have pretty much stopped thinking about the fountain pens in my carry-on bag as long as I know the nib (when not in use) is pointing upwards during climb and descent.

But as long as they have ink in them (and you wipe off any excessive ink that might have spilled while the airplane was climbing to its cruising altitude) every pen should work on airplanes.

 

I also try not to use pens too much during turbulence as it spoils the handwriting and I fear that a severe jolt at the wrong moment might drive the nib into a hard surface (e.g. writing paper supported by the seat tray in front of passengers) and could damage the nib.

 

 

 

 

B.

Edited January 12, 2010 by beluga

[jorgerp1]

The Waterman ins seems Noodlers... it´s vry black on your pic.

 

Thanks for share.