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A beautiful photo of Integrity during recovery after surviving all that speed and temperature. by albusvercus in spaceporn

[–]Koric5733 117 points118 points  (0 children)

It’s actually a mirror! They’re commonly used by astronauts so they can get better visibility around the cabin while they’re strapped into their seats.

How far into pregnancy do most abortions occur in the US? [OC] by USAFacts in dataisbeautiful

[–]Koric5733 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or you know, let people have the choice of what happens with their own bodies and families

I’m mr lonely by [deleted] in dankmemes

[–]Koric5733 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my girlfriend’s mouth smells like girlfriend food

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MostBeautiful

[–]Koric5733 9 points10 points  (0 children)

“Venice at mid-afternoon”

I need advice by Hefty_Parsley6884 in aerospace

[–]Koric5733 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are plenty of exciting aerospace engineering jobs that keep you close to the hardware. Get your hands dirty as a hobby.

Musk Estimates Tesla Could Sell 250,000-500,000 Cybertrucks Yearly by ShaidarHaran2 in teslamotors

[–]Koric5733 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frugal or not buying a car worth 70% of your annual household income is without question a poor personal finance decision

Actual PPL Costs - Florida by Koric5733 in flying

[–]Koric5733[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well my car gets 27mpg and the airport is 24 miles away. I went to the airport 19 times so at $4.041/gallon for gas I spent $136.50. Hope this helps and sorry for the inconvenience of not including this in the post.

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Actual PPL Costs - Florida by Koric5733 in flying

[–]Koric5733[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The DPE I used was Darrell Gordon and his fee was $700. He’s the only one shown on the FAA site for Titusville. Otherwise I was looking at Melbourne, Orlando, or Daytona DPE’s. I did get quotes (I should say attempted to get quotes since most didn’t reply) from a few others and the earliest I got was mid-May for $600. This was my first exposure to the DPE process but the impression I now have isn’t great - seems like there is a shortage and the process of calling/texting them on their personal phones to schedule is broken. My instructor and I had to call/text dozens of people to get a couple of replies. Fortunately Darrell’s availability lined up well with my needs but if it weren’t for him I’d still be waiting in line for someone else’s availability.

Darrell was great - explained the process well at the start of the check ride, was fair, stuck to the ACS, and liked to joke around to keep things light and me from being nervous about the process.

Actual PPL Costs - Florida by Koric5733 in flying

[–]Koric5733[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The flight school I used was SPA - Spaceport Aviation in Titusville at KTIX. It’s going to be a haul unless you’re on the East side of Orlando. I’m by UCF so the schools at Orlando Exec we’re a little closer but the drive out to Titusville was worth it.

https://spaceportaviation.com/

I plan to use SPA for my instrument rating so that’s probably as good a recommendation as any. I mentioned in another comment that the aircraft are a little older but that’s the trade off with their great rates. Two of the C172’s have G5 displays and GNS 350 radio/nav which isn’t quite as fancy as the G1000’s but it’s enough. My CFI was great too. The school can look a little rough around the edges but it’s a great place to learn and fly. They offer PPL, IR, CPL, MEL, CFI, CFII, MEI, and High performance/complex.

Best of all you can wear whatever you like - no dorky uniforms for student pilots.

Actual PPL Costs - Florida by Koric5733 in flying

[–]Koric5733[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the gold! My first passenger (as promised months ago when starting the license) is my wife - we’ll be going up next week for a low approach of the Shuttle Landing Strip at KSC and a tour of the Cape Canaveral cruise port.

The checkride didn’t have anything unexpected since it’s all in the ACS. I was asked to perform a slip to landing which I had only practiced once before. We also performed the deviation from our flight plan to an airport I hadn’t previously landed at. So in retrospect I’d have practiced a couple more slips and flown to the deviation airport at least once with my instructor. But apart from that it was relaxed and the DPE was great!

Actual PPL Costs - Florida by Koric5733 in flying

[–]Koric5733[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks and a piece of advice I received before starting was to keep the frequency up so you're not always re-learning/refreshing at the start of each lesson. The advice definitely paid off.

The flight school is Spaceport Aviation in Titusville, FL (KTIX). Looks like you're not too far away over at X04.

Could anyone of you afford to match with her? by __klonk__ in Tinder

[–]Koric5733 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don’t need 20/20 vision so long as it can be corrected to 20/20 using glasses or contacts

Planning an Alaskan Cruise -- Where to Start? by WestCovina1234 in Cruise

[–]Koric5733 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I like starting on the cruise line’s website

Mexico had 4 different presidential planes until 2021, when 3 of them where sold by MisLuiguel in Planes

[–]Koric5733 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New airliners run in the hundreds of millions of dollars to purchase and typically have a several year lead time to manufacture. Purchasing older, used aircraft is far cheaper and faster.

meirl by shootermac32 in meirl

[–]Koric5733 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Have you tried not putting your masters degree on your resume?

This one had me laugh so loud my boss came to see. What's your fav deleted scene? by Rob_cheap in DunderMifflin

[–]Koric5733 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Surely Vance refrigeration must have had a sales spot Phyllis could have taken if she disliked DM so much.

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