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by JHof 13y ago
Good article. In the US and some other places around the world, you'll find pilots who are equally capable of flying automated Airbus type aircraft as they are 1960's style cockpits using old fashioned radio navigational aids. I t
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by JHof 13y ago
I've spent time conducting basic flight training for international students (including Korean) and am now an airline pilot. Though I don't have much experience with international operations, what I saw as an instructor is freshly
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by JHof 13y ago
UAVs are still piloted. They're just controlled from the ground.
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by JHof 13y ago
Autoland isn't a matter of simply pressing 'land'. The airport and aircraft have to be specially equipped, and the pilots properly certified. Very new, and older very large aircraft (Boeing/Airbus) are equipped with Auto
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Can Silicon Valley boot camps get you a $120K job?(tech.fortune.cnn.com)
3 points by JHof 13y ago|0 comments
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by JHof 13y ago
I feel you tanbo. I've been teaching myself and considering a career change through one of the bootcamps. Always makes me wonder how I'm going to suddenly become more employable than someone with years of experience. Haven't
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by JHof 13y ago
Cool vid, but calling that a 'start up' is a little misleading. There's much more going on there than starting the engines. Modern turbine engines are pretty automated and don't require much more than the push of a butto
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Ask HN: Implementing reward points between unrelated merchants.
1 points by JHof 13y ago|0 comments
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by JHof 13y ago
I think pilots wearing Readibands would quickly reveal that a large number of airline pilots are working well into what would be considered a fatigued state.
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by JHof 13y ago
I'm a PC-12 pilot in the Northeast and have been watching this company since it was little more than an idea and a Twitter account (original name Plane Red). Their marketing and execution is so much better than other small airlines. I&
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by JHof 13y ago
I've been learning to code lately and worked up something like this not too long ago - http://mementomori.neocities.org/ . Kind of buggy and unfinished, but it works. Mine uses weeks rather than months.
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by JHof 13y ago
Haven't attended but really want to. One thing I wonder about the boot camps vs. teaching myself is: Even if I'm able to reach a level of proficiency equal to that of, say, a Dev Bootcamp grad, would I be able to find a job? Gradu
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by JHof 13y ago
There are two undergrad programs in the US that have ABET accreditation: Florida State and Regis University. Unless you're going to a very well known school such as Stanford, I'd consider this important. Especially if you plan to
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by JHof 13y ago
This could give a much needed boost to a sleepy part of the aviation industry.
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'I've Got Nothing to Hide' and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy(tehlug.org)
4 points by JHof 13y ago|0 comments
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by JHof 13y ago
Hack Reactor. Nothing I can't learn on my own, but job prospects seem much better post boot camp. Plus the whole immersion with a sense of urgency idea just seem much more effective than a year of self-study. Not to mention the networking.
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by JHof 13y ago
I would attend the programming boot camp to which I was accepted but will not be able to afford. In your case, it sounds like you spend much of your time and energy achieving. Instead of using the break to steady yourself for the next leap,
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by JHof 13y ago
If the finished product is anything close to what you've described on your website, then yes. Still, I've come across books like this in other fields and they tend to not be very good. Maybe non-writers overestimate their ability to write?
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by JHof 13y ago
I immediately thought of this blog post when I read your comment - http://joethepeacock.blogspot.com/2012/04/thats-why-you-dont... I've experienced your situation and have always found this uplifting.
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by JHof 14y ago
I think your post is fascinating. I've always wondered how avionics software compares non-certified tools/apps like Foreflight, especially Garmin. It all just looks so outdated compared to what's possible.
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by JHof 14y ago
I've been following Surf Air since it was little more than an idea and a Twitter account. Awesome to see a new idea like this to aviation.
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by JHof 14y ago
No, it doesn't have to be SF. And of course I can learn on my own anywhere. I just think it'd be really motivational to be where it's all 'happening' for a while. Also, my industry (with some exceptions) seems late to adopt any new school o
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Ask HN: Pilot jobs in San Fran?
4 points by JHof 14y ago|7 comments
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by JHof 14y ago
Redmand was 22 years old when he decided to become a successful programmer. He was 40 when it occurred to him for the first time that being a star developer was a young man's game and that people might object. To hell with that, he thought,
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by JHof 14y ago
Yeah..the bootcamp starting salaries sound great, but wouldn't that be equivalent to something like $40k in most other cities? Either way, it's a good start and plenty for a single guy to live on.
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by JHof 14y ago
Thanks. Both really good resources. I suppose the degree has a longer term value than a boot camp and opens doors for future educational opportunities. The best way to combine them might be to go to the boot camp and get a job, then complet
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Ask HN: Online CS degree or programming boot camp?
4 points by JHof 14y ago|6 comments
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by JHof 14y ago
I would expect age to be somewhat skewed toward 20-somethings, but not so strongly. Makes me wonder if this is an accurate picture of developers in the US.