As a child, I was taught to be seen, not heard. As an adult, in public places, I still aspire to that ideal. Two trips, I happily gave my seat, so a couple would be together. Almost, wordlessly., too. A simple gesture works.
Jump to postThanks...that article was well written. It's well written and completely contradicts your earlier comments/insinuations that "Yellen" or "The Fed" caused this to happen to SVB. You should acknowledge that because otherwise the stance is a very real part of the problem and the re...
Jump to postcpd wrote:A lot of old cars had column shifters - even mid 50s vintage.
Anyone who has flown across several airlines isn’t surprised how the very dame plane is operated vastly different. In the old days, a lot was in the whim or experiences of the Chief Pilots. When an airline writes their manuals and differs from the OEM procedure there’s a review by the OEM, answer be...
Jump to postNot at EA Shuttle, standard complement—4 on the shuttle configure B727. Not much service offered.
Jump to postCivilian or Military, and which branch If employed as a pilot do you fly outside of work. If so, what types of flying Education levels Specific aviation engineering experience—design, certification, flight test Areas of flight experience, if other than airline—corporate, OEM, charter, bush, military...
Jump to postI think San Francisco or Honolulu ARINC will be ready for phone patch nor position report. Probably like having the work. Did it that way for decades. Position reports are easy, and so are phone patches, they just take time and as I'm sure you know, the comms aren't the greatest. I had two overwate...
Jump to postIf the ICC wants to hurt Putin, they’ll have roll it and poke him in the eye because he won’t visit anywhere risking arrest. His chances of swinging thru Western Europe or the US are zero. And, a lot of countries that might have a responsibility to arrest him would look the other way should he show ...
Jump to postProbably no market for T-1s, if it’s even possible to bring them into compliance with FAA certification standards. The fleet has been military for a long time. The T-1s go away, all pilot trainees fly an enhanced sim/VR program, followed by a bit longer T-6B flight training. Then winged, he fighters...
Jump to postWho, then, should be hired for this position? The CEO of Spirit? The general manager of ATC Oakland? The CFO of Boeing? Who is the ideal candidate to oversee certifications and upgrades of airports and air safety? Perhaps, the FAA is spread across too many areas, technical, political and financial....
Jump to postHonestly, 25 hours is too short imho. I would like to onboard recording capacity at 72-96 hours. Or 25 hours if there's remote storage/downloading - at minimum - at the end of each flight. The remaining 71 is stored on servers. I’m fine with 25 hours, I suppose, but what possible use is 96 hours? T...
Jump to postWho, then, should be hired for this position? The CEO of Spirit? The general manager of ATC Oakland? The CFO of Boeing? Who is the ideal candidate to oversee certifications and upgrades of airports and air safety? Perhaps, the FAA is spread across too many areas, technical, political and financial....
Jump to postIf it was an operational C-5A/B mission, 120-150 off-load was pretty normal. That’s about 5-6 hours of extended range. The MOG trip,we did 4 refuelings of about 80-100 keach
Jump to postI don’t their drogue transfer rates, but I hope it reasonably fast. Didn’t know that about RAF tankers.
Jump to postVideo looks exactly like a formation rejoin, lead pursuit curve, shows some belly up to impact. Pilot came in from low, probably to keep the drone in sight, but climbing at the drone. Not unreasonable closure, considering the speed difference, just overcooked it a bit. Until the very end, you can se...
Jump to postInteresting, it would be the Brits. I guess no savings in removing the receptacle.
Jump to postThey don’t compute the aero dynamics from Reynolds number and lift coefficients, it’s more like the selected aircraft CG, weight, conditions produce certain handling characteristics. Just as for 1/2 mile in fog, the don’t compute how to create fog, they just have a visual screen like a TV picture o...
Jump to postI would guess latency would prevent a last minute response by the drone pilot.
Jump to postI think San Francisco or Honolulu ARINC will be ready for phone patch nor position report. Probably like having the work. Did it that way for decades.
Jump to postYes, the engine retrofit was big, but from what LM and GE engineers that went around the wings asking crews our experiences told us—the main fuel savings was from thrust allowing faster climb and cruising at the wing’s optimum level. It was the engine’s improved TSFC, only about 3% better, but 4,000...
Jump to postIt’s only showing the HOOTA RKCTY2 arrival routing, the route from ICN has been dropped out.
Procedure title change usually with a major redesign of procedure. Sometimes a very long time.
They don’t compute the aero dynamics from Reynolds number and lift coefficients, it’s more like the selected aircraft CG, weight, conditions produce certain handling characteristics. Just as for 1/2 mile in fog, the don’t compute how to create fog, they just have a visual screen like a TV picture of...
Jump to post! It’s not cheap to install receptacles, there’s a lot of engineering to do plus flight test and, again, zer return. Then you have all the training and currency events to plan and pay for. The Navy historically rarely refueled off boom tankers. They get places by ship. That’s changed in the recent ...
Jump to postDoesn't your Republican party argue right now that the US should stop paying, including US debt holders ? You know, default on these Treasuries ? That’s not exactly true. They, as has the Democrats, holding the debt ceiling hostage. The USG can, and will, make their debt payments. Without borrowing...
Jump to postBoom needs a receptacle in the receiver aircraft. On drogue refueling the tanker trails a hose, th hen the receiver flies the plane’s probe into the drogue. Very different systems. Probes are both hard installed or retractable.
Jump to postdavidjohnson6 wrote:I think SVB is going to be a sideshow.... I'm getting distinctly concerned about the health of Credit Suisse who are very much in the too-big-to-fail category. Think Bear Stearns compared to Lehman Brothers in 2008
If three simultaneous refueling were ever done, I hope it was before today’s “look at me” world and unrecorded. Huge risks that have ZERO return. Imagine a breakaway! It’s not cheap to install receptacles, there’s a lot of engineering to do plus flight test and, again, zer return. Then you have all ...
Jump to postIt’s an opinion, but the Obama Administration reached the same one in 2011.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/default-on ... fe5?page=1
“Sketchy assets” are now US Treasuries and backed MBS bonds. Doesn't your Republican party argue right now that the US should stop paying, including US debt holders ? You know, default on these Treasuries ? That’s not exactly true. They, as has the Democrats, holding the debt ceiling hostage. The U...
Jump to postOk, then why did the AF make the intercept on the Iranian F-4s? It’s not vague, it’s making sure an adversary knows you have the capability to stop them. Don’t have to shoot, just intercept.
Jump to postI’d bet an F-22 flight could hawk the the drone, unseen by the Russians. Russian fighters get near the drone and surprised by the F-22s suddenly on their wing. It’s been done elsewhere, I believe. EDIT: here’s a link to the story. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/f-22-stealth-fighter-flew-und...
Jump to postusflyer msp wrote:LGA is right on the water, I've never understood why the MTA didn't just launch a high speed ferry route to Manhattan w/connections to the Subway. Much cheaper than a train with all the traffic avoiding benefits.
I’d bet an F-22 flight could hawk the the drone, unseen by the Russians. Russian fighters get near the drone and surprised by the F-22s suddenly on their wing. It’s been done elsewhere, I believe. EDIT: here’s a link to the story. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/f-22-stealth-fighter-flew-unde...
Jump to postOh yeah, every Part 61 school will have those anyway now. /sarcasm. I thankfully missed the centrifuge rides that become a fighter training requirement in the early ‘90s. We did have an excellent visual illusion and SD simulator at USAF Instrumrnt Instructor School. You could swear the displayed air...
Jump to postAs we used to say, “what a marvelous cockpit, but sheesh, lead is flying an ugly airplane”. Now, we’d all come from the F-100 with its 1957 instruments shared with a Tweet and switches placed in accordance with various Vietnam-era IRAN shops in Asia. We really did have notes on semi-important switch...
Jump to postNot enough buyers for a small market where field performance is that critical. Sooner stop for fuel than buy a sub-fleet for just a few locations.
Jump to postJust the performance parameters and aerodynamic behavior. Not anything related to design and manufacturing processes of course. I know, I’ve been tangentially involved at an OEM, they don’t give this away, they have a monopoly on it, by definition. Acceleration is simulated by raising the nose of t...
Jump to postJust about all of them. I like the button start, not fiddling with a key, but not essential. I’m looking on BaT for an old W124 Mercedes for a resto-mod project. They were way better built than todays models, had better visibility out of the “greenhouse”, simpler systems, less to break. My 10-year o...
Jump to postYou remember the training well. Yes, Decompression is different from flying an unpressurized plane in terms of potential DCS.
Jump to postDo you think the OEM gives away aero IP? Several million would barely cover a very simple sim Just the performance parameters and aerodynamic behavior. Not anything related to design and manufacturing processes of course. I know, I’ve been tangentially involved at an OEM, they don’t give this away,...
Jump to postThis is a country that once had the ability to put men on the moon… lol. We wouldn’t have made it to the Moon today. I was talking with a civil engineer whose company built much of I75 and I95 in Florida. “No way could we build the Interstate system today, very emphatically”. Too much opposition, t...
Jump to postBut, but, the parachute incentive matters. Decades ago, I was told the Army’s ego wouldn’t let the 82nd and 101st go because of history and the PAY. The USAF obliged as it meant more planes, more officers, more money. There are bureaucratic imperatives. Way off topic, but at the other end of the spe...
Jump to postBut, but, the parachute incentive matters. Decades ago, I was told the Army’s ego wouldn’t let the 82nd and 101st go because of history and the PAY. The USAF obliged as it meant more planes, more officers, more money. There are bureaucratic imperatives.
Jump to postFrom friends, yes and no on reliability. It’s always been better in the Reserves, more consistent and experienced techs. My old wing has techs with, now 30+ years in the plane. As the m line progressed, it was a leap in reliability, availability and vendor support. Now the line closed it’s fading ba...
Jump to post“Sketchy assets” are now US Treasuries and backed MBS bonds. SBV had a rather small exposure to crypto, according to the NYT today. Circle being the largest crypto depositor and they only had less than 10% in SBV. Had SBV done elemental risk management, hedging, they’d be in business today and not t...
Jump to postDo you think the OEM gives away aero IP? Several million would barely cover a very simple sim
Jump to postPoor, non-existent, interest rate risk mgt. Failed to hedge US Treasuries when rates started up. https://assets.jpmprivatebank.com/content/dam/jpm-wm-aem/global/pb/en/insights/eye-on-the-market/silicon-valley-bank-failure.pdf To my understanding (I do have decent knowledge of this), this is correct...
Jump to postWell, everybody in the bank, except for the mail clerk, donated to the Democratic Party. I’d say they have Democratic pols on their side, if not in their pocket. Heck, the Chief Admin Officercat SVB was Risk Manager at Lehman Brothers. https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?cand=&cycle...
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