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by inoffensivename 1mo ago
To quote April Ludgate: Gross. I love it.
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by inoffensivename 2mo ago
Any altimeter setting in the vicinity is going to be close enough in this scenario. It's still a visual approach, you can remain well above terrain until you're inside the GS service volume. I think it's an OK way to get your
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by inoffensivename 2mo ago
Yes, safe, and also way safer than doing a visual approach without any backup at night. Like the other commenter said, the local altimeter setting is only required for knowing when you arrive at Decision Altitude, which is not applicable fo
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by inoffensivename 2mo ago
Airline captain here... A visual approach to an airport in mountainous terrain on a moonless night is very risky. In our operation, departing to an airport with missing weather reports would not be permitted, so in a Part 121 scheduled serv
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by inoffensivename 4mo ago
In my early 40s here, FAANG for 20 years, definitely don't see myself working in tech for much longer.
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by inoffensivename 4mo ago
I dunno which article you were reading, but the linked article says it was a bluetooth device named BOMB. Our training is to treat even vague threats seriously.
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by inoffensivename 4mo ago
> Someone naming their phone "Free Palestine, F Israel" is not a threat. Full stop. The bluetooth device's name was BOMB. We're trained to treat even vague threats seriously. The captain in this case is in a terrible
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by inoffensivename 4mo ago
> Being on the plane doesn't remove your right to free speech The First Amendment only prevents the government from penalizing your speech. It doesn't stop a private company (airline) kicking you off an airplane for something y
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by inoffensivename 6mo ago
Pilot at a major airline here: 1.5 hours of interviews with two people (recruiter and another pilot). Technical and HR-style questions, a personality test, no other homework. Blood test, background check including all prior training records
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by inoffensivename 8mo ago
I love this article. Nobody owes you a new release, or a signed binary, or a feature you care about.
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by inoffensivename 10mo ago
There are retrofit ballistic recovery systems available as a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for several existing airframes, e.g. https://brsaerospace.com/cessna/
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by inoffensivename 11mo ago
Yeah I have hundreds of hours or more in Rocket League on Linux, all competitive multiplayer. I use the Heroic launcher: https://heroicgameslauncher.com/
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by inoffensivename 1y ago
I wish these articles would have a one sentence description of what BPF stands for. It would help passers-by.
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by inoffensivename 1y ago
Generally, if it's legal to take off, we're going. (Source: am airline captain)
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by inoffensivename 1y ago
Airline captain here. We definitely involve the dispatcher in the diversion decision. Especially if it's an unplanned diversion, where the big-picture view the dispatcher has is very useful for us in our metal tube.
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by inoffensivename 1y ago
Can I get it in a Docker container?
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by inoffensivename 1y ago
Autopilot disengage is heard every single flight and is completely benign... unless neither pilot was expecting it in which case it is very effective at getting our attention.
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by inoffensivename 1y ago
I was a young teen when the world wide web became a thing, my Dad to gave me a copy of the camel book. I used Perl to write everything... A message board, a stats website for a MUD I was playing on, basically anything I could think of to dr
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by inoffensivename 1y ago
I fly the mighty Bombardier CRJ for a certain Utah-based regional airline in the US :)
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by inoffensivename 1y ago
I love what you've done with your logbook, but the coolest part of the page was the photo of you on the flight deck with your Dad. I'm an airline pilot here in the US and it would be the privilege of a lifetime to be able to do th
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by inoffensivename 1y ago
I've been working on Webassembly runtimes for the last year or so, specifically on spec compliance and performance. I came to it as a neophyte, but I've become quite fond of the specification. It's a bit hard to get started w
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by inoffensivename 2y ago
It's 900ft AGL and below while descending (CRJ pilot here)
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by inoffensivename 2y ago
Maybe a not-so-hot take on this... The only option this configuration parameter should take is "never", which should also be the default. Any other value should be interpreted as "never".
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by inoffensivename 2y ago
> I'm speculating, of course People should stop doing this. Transport category airplanes are designed to suffer multiple failures and still be controllable. Why the airplane landed where it did, when it did, and how fast it did are
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by inoffensivename 2y ago
Are you talking about Asiana 162? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiana_Airlines_Flight_162 That one touched down short of the runway at a much lower speed and configured for landing.
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by inoffensivename 2y ago
Lots of airports have obstacles not far from the end of the runway. Burbank, Midway, Orange County are a few that come to mind. Why did they need to land when they did? Why did they need to land so soon after the mayday call? (only 8 minute
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by inoffensivename 2y ago
Great. In a world awash with disinformation, we're making it easier to create even more of it. I don't see any good coming from tools like these.
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by inoffensivename 2y ago
Yawn, it's been a fantastic daily driver for 20 years now.
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by inoffensivename 2y ago
This two second number is not found in Part 25 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, what is your source? Is this a non-US definition, or is it specific to a carrier? Also in Part 25, V2 cannot be less than Vr which cannot be less than V1. T
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by inoffensivename 2y ago
> If this argument were sound Are you saying that having a horizontal stabilizer is not a source of inefficiency? This isn't an argument, it's a basic fact about airplane design. They necessarily contribute to overall drag. In

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