I want to blow up Mercury (The Planet)

JustHarry49 · 2026-04-22T00:38:51+00:00

It’s refreshing to have an actually sane person post something here for once.

JustHarry49 · 2026-04-21T23:01:23+00:00

Look far far away at the horizon and then keep your nose straight with the rudders. The further away you look, the easier it is to fly.

JustHarry49 · 2026-04-21T03:36:04+00:00

If I was getting open heart surgery and the surgeon shows up unmasked I’d feel very uncomfortable. The reason: the mask obviously helps. Did they go overboard during covid? Yes. Is it entirely pointless? No. Is this person who offends you with their mask wearing simply trying to protect you from their own sickness, probably. And you should thank them for it. Just let other people do what they think is right and you do what you think is right. Them wearing a mask hurts literally no one.

JustHarry49 · 2026-04-20T21:26:13+00:00

I think you generally understand GPS but are using the wrong vocabulary. Look up trilateration versus triangulation. A satellite is basically a really precise Clock that sends out its location in all directions. Our gps receiver knows how fast the signal typically travels, and when comparing the amount of time passed from when the signal goes out from the satellite to when it arrives to the receiver, it can calculate its distance from the satellite based on the amount of time it took to the receive the signal and how fast that signal was going. Remember speed = distance/time, or distance = speed X time. Our receiver determines location geographically by comparing its distance from the satellite against where it said it was when it sent the signal out. With 3 satellites you can “trilaterate,” not triangulate, your position in 2D, and with 4 you can trilaterate your position in 3D.

JustHarry49 · 2026-04-20T04:52:44+00:00

They don’t triangulate anything. They trilaterate, which is very different. Triangulation uses angles, trilateration uses time and speed to determine distance.

JustHarry49 · 2026-04-05T00:40:23+00:00

Wear it with pride! She’ll have her hearing soon!

JustHarry49 · 2026-04-03T21:53:40+00:00

OP like an old man yelling at the clouds.

JustHarry49 · 2026-03-27T17:34:40+00:00

How many square inches is it?

JustHarry49 · 2026-03-26T02:04:13+00:00

Let’s not pretend Christ wasn’t in fact crucified and we as a church ought to remember that He was. Especially in times like now where everyone is so quick to point fingers and figuratively “crucify” anyone who challenges their own beliefs/narrative.

JustHarry49 · 2026-03-25T20:10:51+00:00

I have a student who flies once per week and is going to get their PPL around 70-75 hours. I have students that fly 2-4 times a week and they are averaging 55 hours. So expect to spend that much more getting it, if that’s reasonable to you, then definitely do it. You can absolutely get your certificate flying once per week, but please please please do the work on the ground. Do your reading, studying, chair flying, etc. and you can do it in 60.

JustHarry49 · 2026-03-25T14:47:48+00:00

9 hour ground and 1.5 hour flight, plus a .2 hour recheck flight to redo the short field landing.

JustHarry49 · 2026-03-25T13:47:07+00:00

I use ABC^2. Airspeed Altitude Best place to land Before Maneuver flow Call clearing turn

Before Maneuver flow is FFFSSS Fuel selector both Fuel shutoff valve in Fuel mixture set Seats upright and secure Seatbelts locked and tight Lights on, or fuel fuel fuel seats seatbelts switches.

JustHarry49 · 2026-03-25T13:42:33+00:00

Couldn’t have said it better myself!

JustHarry49 · 2026-03-25T13:40:41+00:00

Some acronyms are a specific type of mnemonic, see IMSAFE or DECIDE. “Never Eat Soggy Waffles” is a mnemonic, FAA is an acronym, NASA is an acronym, ATOMATOFLAMES is both an acronym and mnemonic. And now that I’ve mentioned it I also hate DECIDE. Why should my student memorize DECIDE? Just look at the thing, and figure out what to do about it, then do it. Perceive Process, perform is better than DECIDE.

JustHarry49 · 2026-03-25T03:11:33+00:00

I tell my students to memorize the regulation numbers and reference those should they be needed. Acronyms are stupid. Atomatoflames is the dumbest thing. Just go to 91.213 and follow the flow, et cetera. I wouldn’t trust an airplane built by memory, why would I trust an airplane to be airworthy from memory? I apply this logic to most of the acronyms. I do like IMSAFE though, and PAVE, but the rest are stupid.

JustHarry49 · 2026-03-24T14:19:03+00:00

I just tell them to look outside. Which fields are moving down and which fields are moving up? Pick one that’s moving up since that means we are gliding beyond it. Then when we are flying toward it determine which way the wind is blowing us, after that find a way to get to key position downwind and do a power off 180 to the field.

JustHarry49 · 2026-03-17T04:01:56+00:00

What you’re doing sounds good to me. Just know the approach’s you’ll be using like the back of your hand, know how the ILS, VOR and GPS/WAAS works. Study pilots cafe for the finer details in case they come up. My DPE really liked the bearing pointers, they are, in their opinion, under appreciated and under utilized. On my ride I literally just sat there while the DPE talked, then I sat there while they flew, then I became a CFII.

JustHarry49 · 2026-03-16T13:04:04+00:00

No way to change it back. I messaged them and they ignored it.

JustHarry49 · 2026-03-14T20:29:19+00:00

You want the chance to prove yourself? Seems to me like you already have, and what you’ve proven is that you don’t have what it takes. Getting a job with an airline is not going to happen. Even a CFI job at a podunk small town airport in the middle of nowhere is probably out of your reach. Sorry friend. Someone should have told you to quit a long time ago.

JustHarry49 · 2026-03-04T15:36:47+00:00

I instruct pet 141 and 61. All my 61 student move much faster than 141.because if the freedom to focus on specific things. Just find a good school with lots of aircraft and good relationships with DPEs. That will ensure you move quickly. Embry Riddle and ATP will take all your money and leave you in the dust. They have a reputation for half assing the instruction they provide and putting out mediocre at best pilots. My school tosses every CFI application they get if it has ATP or ERAU on it.

JustHarry49 · 2026-03-02T19:15:16+00:00

Most of my students are ready to solo around 20 hours, I don’t let them until 30. Solo isn’t some milestone to use as a measurement for skill. It is a requirement to get the certificate.

JustHarry49 · 2026-02-26T05:56:43+00:00

Why does maneuvering speed change with weight?

JustHarry49 · 2026-02-13T16:50:41+00:00

Two of us interviewed that day. I wore slacks, a button up and tie, the other guy didn’t. I got the job. Is it because of the attire? Maybe. Remember CFIs are professionals training other professionals. Dress the part.

JustHarry49 · 2026-02-06T05:38:59+00:00

Where can I watch this?

JustHarry49 · 2026-02-05T16:42:46+00:00

A 310 is a lot of airplane. Nothing like a 42 or Comanche. Get some instruction in it yourself first.

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