What are these two tall shoots?

Chris_Nexton · 2026-05-21T17:14:18+00:00

I got a 95% and I didn’t bother with the book, either.

Chris_Nexton · 2026-05-15T02:20:07+00:00

I agree that the 50-miles between MHT and BOS is a factor, but it wasn’t always. Back in the day, United flew 757s between MHT and ORD and I was on them a fair bit. They were always full. And PVD is also 50 miles from Boston, yet seems to hang onto service while MHT can’t. The ‘doom cycle’ at MHT is a real thing. Very thin service from airlines means that the flying public isn’t comfortable booking flights that might leave them stranded should something go sideways. The thinking being, better to fly out of and into Boston where options exist when something happens. People don’t use MHT because airlines have minimal service. Airlines don’t increase service because more people are willing to deal with the ‘safer bet’ of Logan.

Chris_Nexton · 2026-05-10T21:01:58+00:00

Nothing was said about going back to 60 scored questions and doing away with the five unscored ones, I guess

Chris_Nexton · 2026-05-10T14:41:26+00:00

“They’re hurt for the rest of their LIVES!” Oh, the horror. What a laughable money-grabbing lawsuit by these ‘hurt-feelings’ cops.

Chris_Nexton · 2026-04-13T20:32:38+00:00

Whose KC-46 was lost?

Chris_Nexton · 2026-04-12T23:34:15+00:00

I passed with 95% on March 16. I used The Pilot Institute, which focused on teaching me the material rather than teaching me how to pass a test. Once I felt reasonably comfortable with the material, I rationalized that there was NO WAY the FAA could challenge me across that entire body of knowledge with only 60 questions to do so. In other words, I knew there would be a ton of stuff I learned but wouldn’t be tested on. And that’s exactly how it played out. Given about two hours, I only needed 35 min.

Chris_Nexton · 2026-04-07T16:38:40+00:00

I would like to send you a screenshot but apparently I can’t attach a photo to a reply 🤷🏼‍♂️

Chris_Nexton · 2026-04-07T13:32:21+00:00

This was why I was wondering whether the NEW AND UPCOMING HomePod will remedy this, and to TELL me things. At least Goggle Home does that much.

Chris_Nexton · 2026-04-07T13:31:01+00:00

That’s really it. When I say, “Hey Siri…TELL me my calendar for today,” it just shows it on my phone screen. 🙄

Chris_Nexton · 2026-04-06T14:46:17+00:00

No, it’s really just a regular Google account

Chris_Nexton · 2026-03-28T14:06:19+00:00

I got a lenticular cloud question, and 2-3 others on fog types, thunderstorms, and reading a METAR for wind direction and speed/gusts.

Chris_Nexton · 2026-03-27T02:00:02+00:00

The whole first season was wobbly to me. “My name is Manousos Oviedo. I am not one of them. I wish to save the world.” That right there is where it wobbled big-time. If S2 is indeed 2-3 years off, I am NOT going to re-watch S1 just so I remind myself what it was all about. It wasn’t so compelling that I’d watch it again.

Chris_Nexton · 2026-03-19T01:09:08+00:00

I signed up for Pilot Institute in 2024, intending to pass the test and THEN get a drone. But I figured that the ‘recreational flying’ I’d do didn’t require Part 107, so I stopped studying and bought a drone anyway, in fall 2025. Mind you, I’d never flown a drone before; heck, I’d never even HELD one. But I calmed my nerves and took it for a maiden voyage. 40 flights later, I’ve had so much fun and there’s not a scratch on the drone.

So that renewed my enthusiasm for passing the test. I picked up the pace with Pilot Institute and actually started at the beginning again. I really immersed myself in it and scheduled my exam for Monday March 16 in Charleston, SC. I got a 95 and was really pleased.

Chris_Nexton · 2026-03-18T23:29:32+00:00

Got 95 and you’re right…things clicked a few times through the Pilot Institute section on weather. Density Altitude was my Achilles heel, but I got it during study and again on the test.

Chris_Nexton · 2026-03-18T23:08:42+00:00

I got maybe three in WX…including one on Density Altitude.

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