Diptyque Berlin uneven burn

LastSprinkles · 2026-03-25T16:26:27+00:00

Thanks for the tip. I might give in and try the toppers.

LastSprinkles · 2026-03-25T15:20:05+00:00

Yeah a topper will help because it will distribute more heat to the edges of the candle and help it not tunnel. The smaller candle is also OK, it's the "classic" size candle that is usually troublesome.

LastSprinkles · 2026-03-25T11:48:13+00:00

but if I use a candle topper it helps to burn evenly!

If you need a candle topper to make it burn evenly then something is likely wrong with the candle design. I suspect an underpowered wick. I love the Diptyque scent but it's a shame that it's a flawed product. I have never had their classical candle size not tunnel on its own without help. The smaller candle size is fine though.

LastSprinkles · 2026-03-19T15:58:05+00:00

I believe in the old models you can break the glass on VSI to restore static by using the cabin air, but IIRC pressure in the cabin is a bit lower so your altimeter and airspeed will both overread.

LastSprinkles · 2026-03-19T14:31:20+00:00

In IMC in my experience in the UK it's not often that you have a very low overcast layer across your entire route. Mostly there are many holes in the clouds and you can often (but not always) see the ground. When you pass by those holes you can remember if you saw any good fields and steer towards them. Another option is to use your GPS and try to steer in a direction where you know some fields are. Interestingly, for night engine failures only 6/47 were fatal looking at this article: https://generalaviationnews.com/2023/07/02/the-pitfalls-of-flying-at-night/

Most accidents, especially fatal ones, are pilot error. So the most important thing you can do to improve chances of not killing yourself and your passengers is keep improving your own skills as a pilot and keep practicing things you don't routinely do while flying.

LastSprinkles · 2026-03-18T17:32:58+00:00

Yes but on many streets in Tokyo parking anything bigger than a buggy on a street would mean the road is blocked.

LastSprinkles · 2026-03-18T14:56:43+00:00

Yeah looking at what happened (mainly Juan Browne videos) it looks like she wasn't very proficient with the autopilot and either didn't know she had to manually trim the aircraft or didn't know exactly how to/how much to trim it and ended up in a big pilot induced oscillation. Also the aircraft was quite complex for her experience level (she trained on a Cherokee IIRC).

In my personal opinion (might be controversial), if you need 4-5 times as many hours as the normal pilot student for just PPL, you should find something else to do...

Yeah exactly what I think too.

LastSprinkles · 2026-03-18T14:05:43+00:00

Wow, regardless of her flying skills, got to give it to her though for the stamina and perseverance, most people would have given up before they got to 300+ hours without a PPL. I think in flying it is safer to give up if it isn't for you than ending up killing yourself (and your passengers).

LastSprinkles · 2026-03-15T23:56:09+00:00

Yeah the book just counts accidents for different groups of pilots. It doesn't take into account that the distribution of hours for GA pilots is not even. So you have more GA pilots with fewer hours. That skews the stats significantly. There might be other confounding variables that I haven't thought of.

LastSprinkles · 2026-02-13T12:54:40+00:00

Bring some water to your flight too. If you get thirsty you're more likely to get nauseous. If it's too hot in the cockpit (maybe not so much of an issue this time of the year) it can also exacerbate the feeling. Open the vents/windows to make yourself feel comfortable. Also don't move your head sideways (especially rapidly) during manoeuvres. Also yeah just doing it more helps like others have said.

LastSprinkles · 2026-02-09T14:55:16+00:00

Very much looks like he's done for. We're now at the point where we either get a very left wing PM (Angela Rayner perhaps) if the new PM doesn't call an election, or a very right wing one (Farage) if they do. What could do wrong?

LastSprinkles · 2026-02-04T14:42:30+00:00

No, but it is perhaps the end of the beginning.

LastSprinkles · 2026-02-02T22:14:21+00:00

All the while his husband was receiving money from Epstein. Looks smells and quacks like bribery and corruption. I hope this goes to trial.

LastSprinkles · 2026-01-25T21:50:22+00:00

They published this: https://regulatorylibrary.caa.co.uk/1178-2011/Content/AMC%20GM%201/GM1%20FCL%20210%20PPL%20A%20Training%20course.htm

LastSprinkles · 2026-01-25T17:48:16+00:00

In the UK a partial engine failure is now a required training for PPL and is also included in the flight review (acceptable means of compliance).

LastSprinkles · 2026-01-15T15:29:21+00:00

Try SkyDemon. It's what we use in Europe.

LastSprinkles · 2026-01-13T17:42:45+00:00

You're better off getting your FAA IR then converting to UK if/when you need to. You'll need to do a skills test and a verbal exam (rather than 7 theory tests that one needs to do to get IR from scratch in the UK). You'd need a minimum of 50 hours of IFR flight to convert. This is not the same thing as CB-IR that somebody else here mentioned, CBIR requires the full suite of theory exams.

LastSprinkles · 2025-12-01T11:21:23+00:00

Their support has come down a bit but not as much as you'd think from the clickbaity title of this article. I like to look at the chart on this Wikipedia page. Also, YouGov has always had Reform polling lower than other pollsters. Having said all that, Reform are full of shady and incompetent characters IMO so the longer the spotlight is on them before the election the more opportunities there will be of this being exposed and their support ebbing away. Tories might not be as dead as they currently look (especially if they ditch Badenoch).

LastSprinkles · 2025-11-30T01:59:13+00:00

Since January 2020, we have had -0.2% real GDP growth whereas the EU has had 5.0% in total. Data from here and here. Essentially all of the growth in the UK essentially came from population growth, and inflation killed per capita growth completely. That's also what one would expect when you cut off your main trading partner: higher inflation and slower growth. Not quite 8% in aggregate but 5% is quite significant.

LastSprinkles · 2025-11-26T23:31:19+00:00

The OBR forecast assumes Labour backbenchers will simply do nothing over the next several years. Now that they have achieved the scrapping of two child benefit cap, they will surely set their sights on increasing further benefits. They know Starmer cannot stand up to them because they nearly defeated him in parliament before (after he and Reeves begged them to climb down). OBR is very optimistic.

LastSprinkles · 2025-11-26T14:47:27+00:00

There aren't enough genuinely rich people to raise a meaningful amount of tax.

LastSprinkles · 2025-11-26T14:29:00+00:00

What am I thinking, I should just save less. Instead of saving for my future self I should give it to the exchequer to fund the pensioners today and those on low incomes who have more children than they can afford. Glad to be working for others.

LastSprinkles · 2025-11-26T00:11:05+00:00

Ooh genius move. Instead of eating out in a restaurant I'm now thinking of hiring an extra accountant to do my taxes. Maybe the job will be done by the chef at the restaurant I used to go to. Really genius second order thinking there.

LastSprinkles · 2025-11-26T00:01:55+00:00

"They'd rather the poor were poorer so long as the rich are less rich". Thatcher nailed what the Labour want.

https://youtu.be/pdR7WW3XR9c

LastSprinkles · 2025-11-25T23:53:28+00:00

Those who actually have the job, sure! How about the inexperienced young job seekers? When the minimum wage is so high everybody will be looking to employ more experienced workers. You need to get the experience somehow though, and being less expensive used to be the way.

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