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19 hours ago, Pooter said:
😂😂😂 such a good edit
but actually.. fix to fixes, while completely outdated and illegal, are a pretty good litmus test for whether you have the aptitude to learn basic instrument flying concepts. If you can't get reasonably close on a F2F, you probably don't have a good grasp of where you are in time and space, or what the course and bearing needles are trying to tell you.
We're quick to throw basics away these days because they don't directly translate to the ops world anymore, but we do new student pilots a disservice depriving them of basic aviation building blocks. The same idea as why you teach kids arithmetic by hand before using calculators.
Well, I think we found our fix to fix nazi.
That said, you ain’t shit unless you can shack a F2F directly into a holding pattern, correctly apply the Mercedes Benz method for holding entry, proficiency triple the drift on the outbound leg, call ready for the approach after the first turn, then precisely fly a DME arc, compute the proper lead radial, and roll out on the NDB final within a degree, maybe a degree and a half (I mean, the needle does waiver a bit so I’m willing to cut a little slack here), figure your descent rate, execute a complex missed with a non-standard climb, and F2F yourself right back to the IAF to do the VOR this time. No GPS. Under the hood. In the Tweet.
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4 hours ago, TreeA10 said:
Are you telling me Mountain Dew and Brawndo are the same thing because they both have electrolytes?
I’m more of a water man myself. Yeah….like, from the toilet.
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Pure political theater on all sides. We will not default. There will be a last minute deal and both sides will claim victory. Despite what they want you to believe, neither side is serious about reducing deficit spending & that won’t change anytime soon. Until we seriously address social security and Medicare, we aren’t making a dent. We could cut all other discretionary spending and we’d still be deep in the hole.
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1 hour ago, slc said:
Well goddawum. Now we just need Luke Wilson (or any Wilson brother, really) to announce as his running mate & this election might get interesting. 🤨
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52 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:
Well thank goodness the Russians finally solved that spate of people accidentally falling out of windows. Unfortunately, knowing how morbidity trends unfold in Russia, I suspect this case is just the beginning of a run of sudden, unknown illnesses that unexplainedly affect dissidents & critics of the current regime. Hopefully, Russian medical personnel can identify the causes of these trends soon and address the underlying problem with a coup…..oops, I meant to say ‘the miracle of modern medicine’.
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8 hours ago, brabus said:
I don’t believe that’s remotely true. I believe that’s what has been jammed down your throat by your choice of media. “You’re just (fill in the blank) phobic!” is the battle cry of the ignorant. Put the media down, give people the benefit of the doubt and you’ll actually realize 90% of the country are reasonable people who aren’t super different from each other outside of some differing opinions. But those differing opinions do not make them bigots, phobic, hateful, etc. Those terms describe single digit percentages in this county, thought the media and the feds want you to believe they describe 50% or more.
You just have to read the ensuing posts to see that there is plenty of trans hate going around. While I fully agree that a post pubescent individual who has subsequently transitioned probably shouldn’t be competing against born females in organized sports, two things can be true here. Reasonable people can make a logical argument against trans athletic competition while acknowledging that the hate and bigotry do exist. Adult human beings have various reasons for making the choices they make. None of us are in their heads. While I will probably never comprehend what would make someone want to go through with such a procedure, it must be a gut wrenching decision for those that do. Why anyone feels the need to make them miserable is something else I’ll never understand.
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Good read (yes it’s NYT…Still, very well written and reasoned). Would encourage those here who are concerned about escalation of the war to read with an open mind. There are myriad reasons that appeasing Putin’s nuclear threats are a bad idea, not the least of which is that the threat itself becomes a weapon Putin can use at will to get what he wants. This essay expounds on that idea & makes a good case for holding the line against Russian threats.https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/opinion/russia-war-ukraine-nuclear.html
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8 hours ago, StoleIt said:
True, freight gets to fly around literal boxes of dildos. Not this onesie twosie weak sauce...
Many times, over the middle of the Pacific in the wee hours of the morning have I considered the number of latex dongs I’ve helped deliver around the world, spreading pleasure to women everywhere. Then I remember that 90% of them are probably just headed to BQZip’s mom’s house & I throw up in my mouth a little & wash it down with some freight dawg coffee while I try to think about something else.
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You’ve been warned. Do not waste your time. The only saving grace here is that Ana de Armas is onscreen for most of it. Otherwise, your average Hallmark holiday romance has more depth, character development, and directorial skill than this sorry piece of garbage. I don’t think this would’ve even been greenlighted as a made for TV movie in the 80s. Two hours you’ll never get back.
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16 hours ago, ClearedHot said:
Just one of the many reasons flying freight is better than flying pax…
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56 minutes ago, StoleIt said:
Maybe this is their version of the Doolittle Raid.
Exactly my thought. Symbolism is sometimes worth a lot in a war.
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On 4/28/2023 at 6:00 PM, General Chang said:
It’s in their agreed-to contract that the Army is now enforcing. What’s the issue? They agreed to the terms!
This is equivalent to all the sniveling weenies who ran up significant college debt saying, “Uncle Sam, it’s your fault. Forgive my debt!” Screw that! You agreed to sit in the pig stall, now go wallow in the mud and stop griping about how “unfair” your life is. Man up.
You had your epic troll moment years ago. Don’t sully your legacy.
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49 minutes ago, FLEA said:
He was clearly ousted. I wonder what responsibility he bears for Fox's lawsuit. Obviously I know what was aired but how much of what was said was Tucker responsible for? Fox's guilt was implicit with the settlement even if the agreement was partially sealed.
Also a bit serendipitous Don Lemmon was fired recently as well. These were two of the most polarizing voices in media. It would be nice if they both permanently lose platform.
New Crossfire series on Newsmax? 🤣
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1 hour ago, Biff_T said:
It was a great concept, what George, Ben and the gang put together but that country doesn't exist anymore (at least the government portion). Money and power rule our political elite, not compassion. Show me a politician who hasn't been bought and I'll buy you a bottle lol.
Oh but it does. The money, the power, and the elite have always been there. Things were demonstrably worse for the majority of people living in this country when the founding fathers put quill to paper. Slavery, racism, women’s rights, poverty, child labor, and many, many other issues plagued this country early in its existence. Don’t kid yourself, George, Ben, and the gang were out to enrich themselves just like any other politician from any other era. What they did have was the apparent awareness that politics are dirty & the foresight to give us the best possible framework to keep the graft in check. That system still works. It’s why we’ve made great strides in all of those issues I listed, & why we’re not some third rate kleptocracy like so many other places. We may sometimes take two steps forward and one step back but our lives are better on the whole today than ever before. Flawed as our country may be, you live in the best era in the history of mankind in the richest, most powerful nation on the planet. Many of us could take step back & recognize that fact once in a while.
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8 minutes ago, HeloDude said:
Swing and a miss pal. You intentionally brought up Liberty University and then used Muslim “extremists” as a comparison.
So, no concrete examples then. Got it.
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14 hours ago, HeloDude said:
Funny how you mention Liberty University wrt saying gay marriage is a sin…and then using a comparison have to say Muslim “extremists”…not once, but twice. Why couldn’t you have just said Muslims? Or is Liberty University the same as Muslim “extremists” in your mind?
Oh boy. I thought we were having a conversation about whether Christians were mistreated by the media. I’ll remind you of your own argument:
18 hours ago, HeloDude said:Example—how often is it reported about how Christian denominations are against LGBT-whatever, abortions, gay marriage, etc compared to how often it’s reported how the Muslim faith sees those same issues.
Since Liberty is rather notorious for making such statements, I chose them as an example. Mind you, I’m not judging their or your beliefs here, just making note of the example that you yourself presented. And no, it’s not just Muslim extremists. The Saudi government was very much in the news in a decidedly negative light when it hosted the World Cup despite its despicable human rights record.
So, getting back to the original conversation, can you provide concrete examples of “the media” slamming Christians while letting others slide or are you just joining the current trend of wanting to play victim?
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9 minutes ago, HeloDude said:
Wait…so you’re saying that the media being upset with a religious organization for its values is valid if that religious organization is large and has influence…but if there’s another major (but smaller) religious organization doing similar (or worse) things, that it’s ok for that same media to not call them out because they have less influence?
Dude, I know you’re a progressive and you’re not very pro-religion, but you’re either intentionally being obtuse about this, or we’ll just never see eye on it because our values and opinions are quite different. Either way, it is what it is.
Let me put it this way: If Liberty University comes out and says gay marriage is a sin, that has the potential to affect millions of Americans since that institution has the ear of most conservative politicians. People rightly want to know that institution’s positions because it will influence legislation that will affect their lives. Now, you say that Muslim extremists don’t receive the same negative press. Jury’s still out on that one for me but a not insignificant number of them have certainly received something much more violent than bad press over the last few decades. I don’t recall too many Americans or news outlets, liberal or conservative, crying over their loss. I would argue most Americans implicitly agree that Muslim extremists are bad since we’ve seemed to be ok with a large part of our budget being expended to vaporize them.
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12 minutes ago, HeloDude said:
Are you suggesting that Muslims in Middle East are worse towards LBTQ folks than Christians in the US?
You’re really reaching here, even for you.
Muslims in the Middle East do not have the access to American politicians or influence that Christian groups in the US do. We expect to hear those views come from the taliban. It’s news when influential Americans tout them.
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1 minute ago, HeloDude said:
Check this out…
Got it. What controversial statements made by other religious groups in our country did the media not cover in the same time period? Assuming there were statements made by Muslims, Buddhists, Pastafarians, or other religious groups, did any of those groups have the political influence of Christian conservatives in the US? If not, guess what? It’s not as consequential a story and will receive less print/airtime.
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7 minutes ago, HeloDude said:
Do you want examples because you disagree that this happens?
I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a concrete example of the scenario you’re talking about. Not saying it doesn’t happen…just that I haven’t seen it. But let’s just say it does for the moment. Why do you think that might be? Perhaps it’s because Christian religious groups wield tremendous power in our country and when they make a statement like “God hates gays”, it’s a much bigger deal than when, say Louis Ferrakhan (who has had plenty of negative press if I recall) says similar.
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10 minutes ago, HeloDude said:
But to answer your question, the bias is that it’s more acceptable in the media to be easier on non-Christian religions/leaders when they screw up vs not. Example—how often is it reported about how Christian denominations are against LGBT-whatever, abortions, gay marriage, etc compared to how often it’s reported how the Muslim faith sees those same issues.
Examples?
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10 minutes ago, HeloDude said:
By your logic, there is zero media bias as they’re all just selling advertising. Or…bias means that they only cover what their viewers want to see?
Certainly there is plenty of bias to go around. Just curious as to why you think bias (and/or what flavor or bias) is driving the reporting in this case?
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9 hours ago, HeloDude said:
Oh it is 100% media bias. If you think the media only reports (and to what level) on what the country finds “interesting”, then we’ll just have to disagree.
Curious as to what “slant” media outlets may be playing at on this one? Do you see a difference in how liberal vs conservative outlets are handling this story? What about domestic vs international outlets? Why might an editor want to protect the Dalai Lama while calling out the Catholic church’s violations? What would an outlet gain by shuffling Buddhist wrongs to the back pages? Personally, I believe the Dalai Lama’s actions are absolutely as equally disgusting as anyone who has taken advantage of a child. But I’m with others here arguing that this is simply about ratings, not some international extension of American culture wars (Occam’s razor & such). Most Americans probably couldn’t correctly identify which religion the Dalai Lama is the head of, or in which country he resides. On the flip side, there are millions of Catholics here and many, many Americans have been either directly or indirectly affected by the Catholic Church’s indiscretions. Remember, news organizations are primarily in the business of selling advertising, not necessarily providing equal coverage for similar events.
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Depends entirely on one’s priorities. There are certainly opportunities to make more money. Those opportunities will vary airline to airline as every contract is different. Every airline will have a guarantee that ensures you will be paid for a certain number of hours even if you fly less. Best advice I can give: plan to live at or under guarantee. If you make more, bonus! Invest it, send your kids to a good college, buy an expensive toy, whatever. But always be able to pay your bills on guarantee alone. This industry is cyclical and downturns tend to take people by surprise (they shouldn’t).