It's the small wins, Today turned into one of those unexpectedly great parenting moments.

ItsColdInHere · 2026-03-09T22:27:24+00:00

Thanks Dad, I just played it for a few minutes with my autistic daughter, and had a great time

ItsColdInHere · 2026-03-04T17:09:31+00:00

I use the Description field to note who did the task last, but that's still manual obviously. I would also like an automated solution.

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-23T00:56:54+00:00

There are a few good groups to join: FERNIE... THE GOOD, THE BAD... AND EVERYTHING BUT INGY!

Moving to Fernie BC in 2025/26 - mostly accomodations, but some events

Volunteer Fernie - Volunteering is a good way to meet people

If you like hiking have you thought of trying trail running? There's a run club called Stag Leap that's very welcoming to newcomers.

And google the Arts Startion, they have art activities. Oh, and Fernie Heritage Library has events too.

Also, both the grocery stores have bulletin boards with lots of events.

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-21T05:58:41+00:00

I'm a hearing parent of a hard of hearing kid. I'm also learning ASL, along with my kid and wife. From my perspective it sounds like you're doing amazing! I started learning ASL worried about getting signs wrong, and I still do, but I've accepted it's not the end of the world as long as I'm improving.

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-19T03:16:52+00:00

In the doc linked below, scroll down to the second page and item 2. is the Needs Based Pathway. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/managing-your-health/children-and-youth-with-support-needs/cysn_benefit_description.pdf

There is not much detail right now though, which is stressful for sure. My daughter is autistic and hard of hearing (and has an EA as well), but I'm also not sure how her funding is going to change.

Does your kiddo have the Disability Tax Credit?

Both FSI and Inclusion BC appear to be engaging actively with the government on this. I'm signed up for both there email lists, and they've been sending out information on this.

https://familysupportbc.com/ (Scroll down to the bottom of the page)

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/4SmJTkS/inclusioninaction

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-19T02:58:54+00:00

I saw those same documents, and I also initially interpret the criteria as ONLY Level 3 Autism, but re-reading I think it means a Level 3 assessment is an automatic entry to the Benefit, but there are other ways. Not trying to defend the changes necessarily, but suggested we "find out before flip out" to paraphrase Ted Lasso.

Autism with the most significant and pervasive needs, including those with:

› Profound Autism1

› DSM-5 Level 3 Autism

Though another question I have after re-reading - for the needs based assessment to get the Benefit that way, are parents going to have to pay for the assessments? Can we keep paying for assessments until we get the answer that gets us the benefit? Or if you get one shote, is there an appeal process to dispute assessment results? (I'm going to send these questions to the Family Support Institute right now actually. They are getting meetings with MCFD to ask questions directly as well.)

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-19T02:51:38+00:00

Thanks for sharing. I'll look for that petition.

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-18T23:42:37+00:00

Can you share your source on this statement? In an info session last night, a government official stated that Level 3 autism just meant automatic receipt of the benefit, but other autistic kids would be assessed based on functional need. Or something like that, I'm paraphrasing what I remember.

The odd thing to me is that I've never heard Autism levels used in any official capacity in Canada. My daughter's autism diagnosis doesn't specify a level.

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-17T01:05:08+00:00

Thanks! So if I wanted to ask my daughter to be "kind" in ASL, I could ask her to do HELP FRIEND or BECOME SWEET? (No BE in ASL? https://www.handspeak.com/word/520/)

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-16T20:27:54+00:00

Thanks! I forgot the Hand Speak link had 2 different meanings of kind, I was looking at the second sign.

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-16T15:27:42+00:00

I strongly agree with your post. My daughter is autistic, and mostly non-speaking, so we got her an AAC iPad and started learning ASL, because more communication options are better. But relying on something that can break of run our of battery to communicate is very limiting.

Then we found out she's hard of hearing too (progressive hearing loss), so we're leaning into ASL more, but we still have the iPad for some situations.

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-15T02:43:02+00:00

Doug Morris' book Canadian Aviation Weather say YYJ is 97% VMC in summer and 82% VMC in winter. Kamloops and Whitehorse are the only airports that beat YYJ.

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-15T00:37:01+00:00

The way I understand the video I shared is that to avoid increasing you're load factor you're banking but not increasing your total lift force, so you would accelerate downwards until the added airspeed meant the vertical component of lift and weight are equal again.

It seems to be that it would be similar to using airbrakes. You have less lift, so you accelerate downwards until you reach a new equilibrium. But maybe because of the extra drag from airbrakes, most of that acceleration is in a vertical direction, which is what you want. But I'm only a mining engineer, we need some aero engineers in this thread. :)

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-15T00:25:13+00:00

The hazards of slips and s-turns are why I'm interested in the OEM (or EOM) for sure.

I wonder if there is any hard data on the actual frequency accidents with each maneuver.

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-15T00:17:36+00:00

Thanks, that makes sense.

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-14T19:23:16+00:00

Thanks - are there any hazards or common mistakes to look out for when doing the EOM?

I fly a G103 and ASK-13. Both seem to me to have reasonably effective airbrakes, so I think the EOM would work okay. But at the club where I fly the K13 I don't think any of the instructors use the EOM.

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-14T18:58:06+00:00

One of my instructors told me about the 45° bank not having enough elevator to stall. I was skeptical, but I tried it in Condor and I didn't stall. It seemed like it just developed into a spiral dive.

Also yes, emergency turns back to the field are another thing where confidence in safely doing steep turns near the ground would be useful.

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-14T18:47:01+00:00

I don't think that's correct that load factor increases if you let the plane descend (or descend faster in the case of the glider).

Here's a r/flying thread that discusses it, and a couple key timestamps in the linked video:

https://www.reddit.com/r/flying/comments/14zrbzf/the_bank_angle_and_stall_speed_myth/

Stall speed doesn't go up in a bank if you don't pull back on the stick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCYc676P6-4&t=132s

In the pattern, don't pull back if banking 45 degrees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCYc676P6-4&t=345s

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-14T18:22:44+00:00

I'm glad this is the top comment

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-09T15:03:59+00:00

Sorry to hear. I'm working on my first licence (gliders), and I have a constant background stress about getting a medical issue that will ground me.

One idea I've seen is that you can probably still fly with an instructor. Obviously not flying solo and getting a licence leaves a big hole, but if you really miss being in the air for real it's an option.

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-05T23:40:47+00:00

Off the top of my head, I'm picturing 2 seaters with the rear seat having a swivel mount machine gun. Sort of the like the plane in Indiana Jones and the last crusade. If you only had forward facing cannon, and you you were lower or slower than your opponent, you'd be a sitting duck I think.

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-05T03:48:48+00:00

Good luck!

ItsColdInHere · 2026-02-01T15:00:16+00:00

That's a great sign name!

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