Aviation Megathread 10-9: The Kids Are All Rote

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Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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Two Kings posted:

I remember the days when FedEx used to have a spot on their application to log your Space Shuttle piloting time.

So how does that work? Do you log the whole week the shuttle is on orbit? Or do you log only the times you maneuver, rest of the time gravity is doing all the work.

Similarly with airliners, do you log the time you are sleeping in the berth?

# ¿ Nov 4, 2023 16:39

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 12:47

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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Bob A Feet posted:

So you�re the reason why I keep getting emails about butterknives through my company? Where�s that meme of the guy spreading cream cheese on a bagel with the crash ax?

Now I am even more grateful for the small plastic butter knives mom gave me when she sent me out to the world. My sister keeps coveting them, maybe I'll give one of them as a Christmas present.

# ¿ Nov 11, 2023 15:54

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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Sagebrush posted:

on that note has anyone ever had a, uh, bathroom emergency in the cockpit? i have peed in a bottle but that's it

Well as a glider pilot I'm supposed to have bathroom breaks regularly on long flights, but I'm ashamed to admit I have never been able to pull it of. Strapped in a 4-point harness, almost laying in the seat in a tiny, maximally aerodynamical cockpit. The flight stick right in front of the joy stick and I'm supposed to pee in a plastic bag and throw it out. I just have never been able to find a position where I could do it. Maybe if I was John Holmes and I could just stick the pipe out of the ventilation hatch.

# ¿ Jan 2, 2024 22:26

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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ImplicitAssembler posted:

We find a place to land, do our business, and carry on?

It's the carry on that is usually the issue. You either carry on and hold it in, or you don't carry on and call the recovery team.

# ¿ Jan 3, 2024 00:03

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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# ¿ Apr 14, 2024 18:32

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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GPS jamming has been pretty much constant presence in south-eastern Finland and has been increasing. In 2023 there were 239 reported cases, while during the first three months of 2024 there has been over 900 cases. There is interference reported yesterday and probably today too.

https://gpsjam.org/?lat=62.74232&lon=31.18603&z=5.1&date=2024-04-13

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# ¿ Apr 14, 2024 18:52

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 12:47

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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Pretty certainly Russia. A valid reason would be to try to prevent Ukrainian drones from navigating over the border. Another likely reason is just being a nuisance.

# ¿ Apr 14, 2024 18:58

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