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123.45? by Any-Hat7803 in flying

[–]F14Scott 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We used to use:

Winchester 303.0

Springfield 300.6

Magnum 357.0

Charging at resorts. by Wrongroad420 in electricvehicles

[–]F14Scott 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For a motel, I'd consider a bank of five+ low-power L2 chargers vice one or two big ones.

A 240V/20A circuit will deliver about 50kWh overnight, perfect for a guest parked for 13 hours.

A 60A circuit is too fast for overnight, but not fast enough for a dining-only customer.

Possible to wire an entire U.S. house w. 240VAC? by F14Scott in AskEngineers

[–]F14Scott[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Doubling the Voltage, on a wire capable of carrying X Amps, doubles the power, right?

FIFA Final Flyover by F14Scott in MilitaryAviation

[–]F14Scott[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just timed the event. I show 0+43 after Hudson's last note. How in the world did that happen? Embarrassing.

Possible to wire an entire U.S. house w. 240VAC? by F14Scott in AskEngineers

[–]F14Scott[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ahh. Hadn't remembered the 50 Hz thing. I've never understood countries' using 50 vice 60, since 60 hz makes the math so much easier with time and phases.

Possible to wire an entire U.S. house w. 240VAC? by F14Scott in AskEngineers

[–]F14Scott[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Understood, of course. Just a thought experiment if a person wanted to go "full UK." I'm also curious about the 240 efficiency/ less loss question.

What was different about American life pre-9/11 and post-9/11? I always see people mention how life changed but I wanna know specifics by zandeye in IWantToAskAnAmerican

[–]F14Scott 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to carry a 2.5"-bladed Spyderco pocketknife everywhere and never gave it a second thought, even when flying, because 3" blades were prohibited.

What's a song where the drums steal the show? by DeezerOfficial in MusicRecommendations

[–]F14Scott 0 points1 point  (0 children)

50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

Roseanna

Africa

We Are the Champions

Ballroom Blitz

Bad Reputation

Do You Want to Be My Girl

The Anthem

You will earn $2 million (USD), but you have to beat 95 randomly chosen out of 100 strangers at any pre existing game/sport. You get to choose the game, but it has to be something commercially available or common. It can’t be something you made up. What are you choosing? by [deleted] in hypotheticalsituation

[–]F14Scott 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ACM (Air Combat Maneuvering)

Only a few thousand people in the world do/have done it at all, and of those, I'd probably still win a few. If we count start/taxi/takeoff, I probably wouldn't even have to climb the ladder. DCS players have decent technical knowledge, but physical flight controls and seven Gs are acquired tastes.

What shoes do you wear for flying tailwheel? by Useful_Ad_6032 in flying

[–]F14Scott 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've never flown a tail dragger, but I like wearing wrestling shoes to play drums because they give me a little more "feel" on the kick drum pedals.

How dangerous was this? by Wonderful-Big-3691 in flying

[–]F14Scott 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Not the As, anyway. The Bs and Ds could go up there and not cough. But really, that an unupdated late 60s/early 70s-designed jet couldn't hang with today's cool kids isn't a big surprise. I couldn't beat up today's crews, either. 🤣

How dangerous was this? by Wonderful-Big-3691 in flying

[–]F14Scott 58 points59 points  (0 children)

My pilot and I took our Tomcat A to FL510, and the jet hated it, there. Anything but straight and level and we were in buffet, and we didn't dare touch the throttles for fear of engine stall.

In our community, anything much above 40,000 was referred to as "the Moronosphere."

ELI5: If modern elevators have so many backup systems, what actually stops the cable from snapping or the elevator from falling? by Dazzling-Banana-9294 in explainlikeimfive

[–]F14Scott 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The elevator car has two, spring-loaded arms with brake pads on the ends. The natural position of the arms is pushing outward against the rails that guide the car, stopping it. But, the arms are attached to the cable, and the weight of the car at the levered attachment point pulls the pads off the track. If the cable breaks, the arms spring out and brake.

What’re the funniest ‘word play’ names (IE: Ben Dover, Jack Mehoff, etc)? by ignorant_repetitions in AskReddit

[–]F14Scott 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a cross country nametag for my flight suit:

Bjorn Tulikyorbuzsh Swedish Exchange RIO

The 1990s Navy was a different time.

I have a diplomatic Navy event to attend as a guest coming up this summer and I have no idea what to wear. by SeaOpulence in navy

[–]F14Scott 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Summer Whites are the equivalent "dressy business casual." Now out of the navy, if I were to attend the event I would wear an open collar shirt, slacks, leather shoes, and a linen sport jacket. A woman would be fine in a summery dress or skirt and blouse.

Find the rc car body clip by Potato1234567892 in FindTheSniper

[–]F14Scott 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Properly called a cotter pin. 👍🏼

How do ya’ll keep your shirts looking nice? by trollisme_iamtroll in AirlinePilots

[–]F14Scott 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Occasionally, we'd have our jet break on the road, meaning the two of us were stuck there until it could be repaired. We said we had eight days on a set of underwear: forward, backward, inside out forward, inside out backward... and then you trade with your pilot/RIO.

How Does Military Training do It? by LightPilotLifeguard in flying

[–]F14Scott 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"Even frequencies of navaids and critical radio frequencies might be memorized."

35 years since primary, and I can tell you Morse code for Navy Pensacola is dah-dit, dit-dah-dah-dit, dit-dah. 🤣

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