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by cmurf 2y ago
Even if contained it can be dangerous. Light twin piston airplanes, likwise double the odds of engine failure, but due to the dramatic loss of excess thrust, the good engine actually becomes the problem, e.g. Vmc limitation. The assymetri
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by cmurf 2y ago
So called “accelerate-go” versus “accelerate-stop”. It is conditional, and not limited to these two models. They need to accelerate to a specific airspeed based on loading, temperature, and usable runway length. Prior to that airspeed, engi
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by cmurf 2y ago
What about solokeys.com? As I understand it the workflow would be: * get a new passkey * enroll the new passkey with all existing services * unenroll the old passkey with all existing services That is certainly onerous for the "can my
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GPS-jammer affecting aircraft near Estonia is located in Russia(twitter.com)
6 points by cmurf 2y ago|0 comments
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by cmurf 2y ago
Low penalty for failing to win the lottery. Otherwise, given enough tries, your chances of landing are vastly better. I solo'd in about 13 hours, and 77 landings.
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by cmurf 2y ago
Well it starts out OK. Planes want to fly, and they want to land. But it takes a little convincing because of course a plane doesn't really want anything. Where things go sideways in the article is simultaneously verbose about extraneo
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by cmurf 2y ago
TSA is more than just the public security line at airports. It's responsible for all aspects of airport security including all employees, both resident and transient, inside and outside the airport. What's really baffling is how m
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by cmurf 2y ago
I wonder if it could work for public education. Perhaps even in lieu of teachers unions. Much more narrowly, I wonder if it could work for certified flight instructors. Most CFIs are young, know little about business, marketing, tax complia
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by cmurf 3y ago
What Russia is doing to Ukraine, it has done hundreds of times before. Invasion, genocide, border expansion. Russia is not a melting pot. It became this big this way. The UN Charter proscribes exactly these things more than any other action
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by cmurf 3y ago
It was 1939 at Madison Square Garden, NYC https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/02/20/695941323... You’ll find these bad ideas never really die. Look and you’ll see it throughout time and loc
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by cmurf 3y ago
It’s this way because they aren’t ever punished for it in any meaningful way. They reap rewards of being bullies without the cost. The NHL does a billion dollars worth of free advertising for Russia by keeping pro-Putin Russians on the payr
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by cmurf 3y ago
It seems some common vendors still charge their standard merchant fee even when the customer uses a debit card. I don’t know why this is permitted. It seems contrary to federal law.
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by cmurf 3y ago
I’m seeing restaurants charge a credit card fee as a line item on receipts like a tax, with a percentage. I wish there were real time information what a particular card will cost the merchant, and that fee is what’s charged. The idea most p
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Baltic GPS Jammer is in Kaliningrad–Fourth proof,refined dataset,second method(twitter.com)
45 points by cmurf 3y ago|12 comments
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by cmurf 3y ago
Boarding passes are going away. TSA is rolling out ID scanners that lookup the reservation without scanning a boarding pass.
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by cmurf 3y ago
Airports are now giant shopping malls. The incentive is for you to hang out and be a good consumer. Too short, no shopping. Too long, they need more chairs, space and wifi.
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by cmurf 3y ago
It was as absurd as people wandering around a plane defecating on the tray tables. More ridiculous is how gullible classism has always been, continuously and eagerly falling for marketing hype.
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by cmurf 3y ago
Alternatives to DocuSign that aren’t doing this? How would we know?
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by cmurf 3y ago
You can often find expired sectional charts (1:500,000) available at a discount. One example: https://www.mypilotstore.com/mypilotstore/sep/7089 Sadly, the WAC (world aeronautical chart, 1:1,000,000) is no longer
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by cmurf 3y ago
Rent seeking bullshit. One app, Narwhal, most of the money from the subscription fee goes to Reddit and Apple.
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An influx of Chinese cars is terrifying the West(economist.com)
51 points by cmurf 3y ago|80 comments
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by cmurf 3y ago
https://www.faa.gov/ame_guide/media/DUIDWI_Alcohol_Incidents... You can call AMAS (Aviation Medicine Advisory Service) for an opinion. But ultimately you'll discuss your situation with an AME when applying fo
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by cmurf 3y ago
Avocado molesters tend to stay away from the bright green ones. At least they aren't completely dense. Buy these, fridge all but one, and then stagger removal to room temp each day to (eventually) have a perfectly ripe avocado each day
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by cmurf 3y ago
Clawback. There's an innovation.
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by cmurf 3y ago
What if the universe is anisotopic? Could the expansion of high density energy during the big bang had some non-uniformity resulting in "chunks" that eventually become matter resulting in possibly more rapid creation of this varie
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by cmurf 3y ago
I prefer strongly applying ethical standards in politics. This would protect the public against corruption by public officials than just one variety of conflict of interest.
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by cmurf 3y ago
iOS inhibits solving the cross platform problem, due to lack of browser extensions for all browsers. I get to use iOS built-in password manager, sync only on Apple devices and then no where else; or I get to use Bitwarden everywhere but on
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by cmurf 3y ago
Are smartphones using GPS for time, or NTP?
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by cmurf 3y ago
I guess PKI not used between fob and car? Sounds to me there's less verification between fob and car, than contactless EMV card and reader. How is this possible? Is it an industry wide practice?
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by cmurf 3y ago
How does GDPR affect this issue for cars bought/sold in EU market? Is the opt out complete? Does the right to be forgotten after the fact apply?

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