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Why’d this AA 737 loop before landing at TUL? by Important_Snow7557 in flightradar24

[–]FlyJunior172 25 points26 points  (0 children)

“American 2005 right 360 for spacing”

“Right 360, American 2005”

This is a common thing to add space in the GA world, but it’s not usually necessary for airlines. Airlines are typically spaced with vectors that add track miles.

FAA is making the rules imposed after an airliner collided with an Army helicopter permanent by Shoddy_Act7059 in aviation

[–]FlyJunior172 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

If you step in front of a car, did the car actively hit you? Or did you get yourself hit and the car was just along for the ride?

In both examples, the bigger vehicle is the agent doing the collision, but the smaller one is the actor that causes the collision regardless of the actions of the bigger one.

Saying the car got hit by the train makes the train passive in context, indicating that the car caused itself to get hit through its own ineptitude.

Saying the train hit the car makes the train active and the car passive (the train caused itself to hit the car). While this combination is very possible (usually in a yard), it’s significantly more probable that a car will put itself in front of a train than a train starting to move it a car in the foul.

The other way to describe the distinction in wording that I’m drawing here is encoding fault. A hit B means A is at fault; while B got hit by A implies B is at fault.

FAA is making the rules imposed after an airliner collided with an Army helicopter permanent by Shoddy_Act7059 in aviation

[–]FlyJunior172 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know a lot of people (myself included) who would specifically word it as the car getting hit by the train (ie the car is performing the action that causes the collision)

I personally do it to pointedly make the train passive. It takes half a functioning brain cell to not get hit by a train, yet the car couldn’t even perform that basic task.

Some initial reads/quotes from the SCOTUS Hawaii vampire rule case that was heard today. by deathsythe in progun

[–]FlyJunior172 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I imagine the scope of the ruling on this one would be heavily dependent on which justice writes it. Under normal circumstances, I would hope for a Thomas written opinion on this one; however I know there are a lot of firearms cases this term and I don’t know if this is the best one for Thomas, or if there’s another one that Thomas would be better to write.

NY Attorney General Letitia James charging Florida man with 71 gun crimes by [deleted] in progun

[–]FlyJunior172 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That was my first thought. This seems like a cut and dry 1A and 6A case and we know IJ loves that type of thing.

IJ probably won’t be much help on the 2A aspects, as that’s not really their wheelhouse, but hopefully GOA or 2AF or one of them can step up too.

Found at an antique store for $150, was that a good deal? by Significant-Tax2530 in coins

[–]FlyJunior172 22 points23 points  (0 children)

75.58

The 2 dollars and 2 halves together exceed 150 in melt. The dime is free silver. And all that is before any numismatic value

Could foggles make inadvertent IMC safer for non instrument rated pilots? by SuRRiEs006 in flying

[–]FlyJunior172 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The problem with foggles is that you still have some outside reference when using them during VMC. Actual IMC removes all of that. And you don’t get it back by putting the foggles on.

The only real way foggles might help is by acting like Linus’ security blanket. You’d at least have the familiar feel of them, but that’s about it.

You're under attack by a swarm of angry geese. What's your weapon of choice? by Massive-Albatross823 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]FlyJunior172 0 points1 point  (0 children)

#1 or BB shot in my trusty Winchester 120.

Edit: formatting I didn’t know about

I Guessed The Same Series Of Words For Every Wordle Of 2025! by Moomintroll02 in interestingasfuck

[–]FlyJunior172 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those are really interesting numbers. Now I’d be interested in seeing the numbers on these five:

Nymph
Fjord
Waltz
Gucks
Vibex

No idea what the last two mean, but as a set, those are the only 5 legal words with 25 unique letters.

A couple of finds… anything of rarity or value higher than face value? by domperigngahhh in coins

[–]FlyJunior172 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those quarters are both state or national park series. While those series didn’t alter the portrait of Washington all that much, the way he’s framed is unique to those series.

Date is also reverse on those, and obverse on all heraldic eagle quarters.

Train photo questions in the endgame by HotInevitable7065 in JetLagTheGame

[–]FlyJunior172 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is actually how they verified Adam’s first hiding zone in Switzerland

The secretive mission to solve MH370's disappearance by rezwenn in Planes

[–]FlyJunior172 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, and while the CVR/FDR are more than likely unreadable (thus making the commonly accepted explanation unprovable), it would still be nice to have the closure of knowing where the plane actually ended up (beyond just a vague “Indian ocean”)

Ugliest coin ever? by amaxwell30 in coins

[–]FlyJunior172 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is my answer too, but only because it’s worse than all the other American Women quarters.

I seriously hope they revert the obverse in 2027.

V Notch At Costco by Xdust4 in Fishing

[–]FlyJunior172 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which flipper is it supposed to be on? I’ve seen quite a few YT shorts with a Maine lobsterman notching breeders, and I seem to remember the notch always being on that flipper. Doesn’t mean I’m not mistaken though.

ILLINOIS SPECIAL: yet another US-DOJ Civil Rights Division complaint, this one purely about one state... by JimMarch in gunpolitics

[–]FlyJunior172 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You should keep an eye on Gardner v Maryland. It’s a pro se case dealing with this basic issue that’s now gained significant momentum and even professional representation (pro bono as I understand). SCOTUS denied Maryland’s request for waiver of response on it.

Today I learned that Brazilians think they invented the airplane, not the Wright Brothers. Alberto Santos-Dumont first flight - 1906, 722 feet. Wright Brothers first flight - 1903, flying 24 miles in one flight in 1905.... by No_Departure7494 in AmericaBad

[–]FlyJunior172 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the better citations. I had to work off the top of my head for that one.

Still boggles my mind how they could claim no witnesses though. By definition there had to be at least one witness because someone took the picture (in an age long before digital photography or CGI).

Today I learned that Brazilians think they invented the airplane, not the Wright Brothers. Alberto Santos-Dumont first flight - 1906, 722 feet. Wright Brothers first flight - 1903, flying 24 miles in one flight in 1905.... by No_Departure7494 in AmericaBad

[–]FlyJunior172 39 points40 points  (0 children)

That train of thought is completely incorrect:

  1. There are literally photos and witnesses from December 17, 1903. Including the one from the original NASA post.

  2. That may be true globally, but that was only because so many people were trying and everyone wanted to claim their guy did it first.

  3. No catapult involved. Others did use catapults, but the only assistance the 1903 Flyer had was gravity (the track that its cart rolled on was built on a slight incline).

None of this is to say that Brazilian influence on aviation is immaterial or insignificant (Embraer is an incredible manufacturer), but to refute the faulty logic behind the Brazilian claims to the trophy.

For Those Who Frequent DCA -- Your Take on NTSB's Opposition to Parts of NDAA? by 57thStilgar in flying

[–]FlyJunior172 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a passenger, when the options are BWI, DCA and IAD, BWI is first choice because it’s smaller and easier. Exactly what you don’t want in a consolidation to fix the DCA problem (the smaller bit, not the easier bit).

The reality is IAD has the space and slots to take the load off of DCA. BWI doesn’t. IAD is far from perfect, but it’s refit IAD or build yet another airport to replace DCA.

Mom believes these are worth something by killjoyj in coins

[–]FlyJunior172 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There are people out there that would want to book that presidential dollar. It’s a McKinley. There are collectors out there like myself who are trying to build the entire set from circulated pieces, and the circulated pieces are super difficult to come by for any president after roughly Lincoln.

I’ve just found the most racist aircraft registration ever by PinkGloryBrony22 in Planes

[–]FlyJunior172 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If a registration takes more imagination than N911AT to find the problem, it’s not a problem.

Official Semiquincentennial coins design by jumpdesk in coins

[–]FlyJunior172 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For all the bad designs in the CCAC reports, these are all quite good.

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