earth science

Plane Mad

Plane Mad is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Plane Mad rather than just read about it. In short: Plane Mad was an Irish direct action group that campaigned against the aviation industry's contribution to climate change for a short period in the late 2000s. It was established in 2007, and was a sister group to the British group Plane Stupid.

Key takeaways

Plane Mad belongs to earth science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Plane Mad to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Plane Mad from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Plane Mad was an Irish direct action group that campaigned against the aviation industry's contribution to climate change for a short period in the late 2000s. It was established in 2007, and was a sister group to the British group Plane Stupid. It was a non-hierarchical organisation. Its four main demands were:

An end to airport expansion An end to subsidies for internal flights A ban on advertising of aviation A tax on aviation fuel In September 2008, it interrupted the Ryanair AGM at Dublin Airport, during CEO Michael O'Leary's speech. In November 2008, it interrupted a speech by Green Party Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley in north Dublin in protest at the planned expansion of Dublin Airport.

See also Environmental impact of aviation

References

External links Plane Mad website (As of February 6, 2017, this is no longer in service)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Plane Mad

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Plane Mad claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Plane Mad before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Plane Mad ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Plane Mad

In research: Plane Mad appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Plane Mad in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Plane Mad is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2007 establishments, Activism stubs, Aviation and the environment, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Plane Mad outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Plane Mad in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Plane Mad means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Plane Mad out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Plane Mad in simple terms?

Why does Plane Mad matter?

Because it connects several earth science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Plane Mad?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Plane Mad.