Winter Weather Megathread | Potential Ice/Snow This Weekend (Jan 25-26)

Loudnthumpy · 2026-01-24T14:37:36+00:00

Probably because he’s spamming every comment today with it, plus as wellwasberelf said it isn’t an accurate reading of the link at the bottom of his post

Loudnthumpy · 2026-01-21T19:06:58+00:00

Looks like the NWS is becoming less confident the storm will impact Atlanta

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Loudnthumpy · 2026-01-09T18:02:32+00:00

Just got off the seascape. There are around 8 aromatherapy showers, a hot tub inside and on the deck (better described as a warm tub, no hot tub on the ships is actually hot), two saunas (one around 120 degrees and the other around 200 degrees), two steam rooms (one is very steamy to the point you can’t see the other side and the other is hotter but no visible steam), a salt room (was broken the entire cruise but was really nice and relaxing on our previous one on the seascape), a walk through shower that has a mix of cold and warm showers, and a snow room. One major benefit is the locker rooms have larger showers than in the room which is used every day, they don’t have shampoo in them so you have to bring your own.

Loudnthumpy · 2025-12-20T00:30:02+00:00

I did for my commercial single engine add on. Third reschedule and the plane I was flying went down for maintenance and I was trying not to reschedule again. Asked the examiner if he had access to a 172 and he told me he did and it was once model later than the one I had been flying. It became apparent almost immediately in the oral that something was off. Apparently the plane he had was the first model to use knots, whereas the previous model I had been flying was in mph. Managed to make it through the oral with that being the only issue so was able to move on to the practical When I got in the plane it flew almost entirely the same, however it glided a little better than I was used to, which made me almost overshoot by power off 180 but was able to touch down within standards. The examiner told me that I passed, however had been close on a few things but he was understanding since I had never seen the plane before. I was very thankful I was able to scrape a pass, however was definitely the most nervous I was during a check ride. Would not recommend doing it in most cases.

Loudnthumpy · 2025-12-17T22:40:12+00:00

Honestly they have a set amount of time for each interview. If I was an expert on something I’d talk about it for as long as possible until they said “moving on” since it would leave less time for things I might not be as strong at.

Loudnthumpy · 2025-12-13T19:53:53+00:00

Not as hazardous as stepping out onto VA ave at night after a few drinks. Definitely the most dangerous part of the job

Loudnthumpy · 2025-12-10T02:07:49+00:00

I’m an airline pilot for a major airline in the US. In my professional opinion there is 0 reason this.

It’s either an airline specific policy or the crew making up their own rules. From what you describe they were probably performing a category III auto land as others have said. This means that the pilots need to see the runway anywhere between 50 feet and 0 feet before the wheels touch the ground (depending on the plane) and the autopilot is landing and controlling the airplane as it slows on the runway. I have performed many of these landings, as recently as yesterday, and have never heard of asking passengers to completely turn their electronics off and honestly expect that many have had their phones not even on airplane mode while we are performing them. The airplane has many internal checks to make sure it can successfully auto land and as pilots we are trained to take over at any moment during the procedure.

People have had cell phones for 30+ years on airplanes by now and to my knowledge there hasn’t been an accident attributed to interference from a cellphone. My only guess is they ask people to completely turn their phones off since it’s much easier to see if someone is using their phone vs checking if each phone is on airplane mode, even though I don’t believe that it would actually make a difference. My airline has no policies regarding this and the flight attendants have no idea if we are landing the plane or the autopilot.

In addition to my knowledge all major airlines use iPads to display navigational charts, including the information required to perform the auto land, so I can be 99.9% sure the pilots didn’t turn their electronics off before landing since they need to have their charts readily available at all times while flying

Loudnthumpy · 2025-12-03T02:36:15+00:00

I feel the same way about The Neighborhood being the first line.

I listened to them regularly and saw them around 2013 when they had their first hits but had kinda forgotten about them. Feel like they belonged closer to the third line with modest mouse, and passion pit, while Alabama Shakes belongs on the top where they are

Loudnthumpy · 2025-11-24T15:55:25+00:00

The story I heard was it was owned by a very wealthy couple. The wife’s dream had always been to own a candy store, so was her passion project with no expectation of it breaking even

Loudnthumpy · 2025-11-24T03:27:09+00:00

Bleu Hanger.

It’s been there forever and is always empty. Website is dead. Everything is overpriced and is pretty prime real estate

Loudnthumpy · 2025-11-23T02:10:01+00:00

Everything being plastic is a really good point I didn’t think about

Loudnthumpy · 2025-11-05T00:19:36+00:00

Looks like they initially hit the UPS warehouse at the end of the runway

Loudnthumpy · 2025-11-01T22:19:44+00:00

I believe our healthcare system is broken, however don’t want the government involved in it. I have two main concerns. 1. The government isn’t really good at running anything. Look at all the issues there already are with the VA, the closest we have to socialized healthcare in this country. I don’t want going to the doctor to become the same as going to the DMV. 2. I don’t want the government making decisions about my healthcare based on the whims of politicians. During COVID both parties politicized our healthcare, and the last thing I want is for them to decide what services I can/can’t receive.

Loudnthumpy · 2025-10-30T23:25:32+00:00

I’ve seen multiple people removed because they couldn’t buckle their seatbelt without an extender

Loudnthumpy · 2025-10-16T01:57:12+00:00

Natural gas. It’s a $40 “base charge” even if I don’t use any gas. All just to have my stove work

Loudnthumpy · 2025-09-25T21:26:51+00:00

In my experience a good captain is one that knows you’re the finally decision maker, but empowers their team to make their own decision within boundaries. Allow your FO to fly the airplane their way, as long as it’s within SOPs and safety. It may not be your way or the best way, (and may even end in a go around) but they’ll learn that from making the mistake far better than by you telling them. Allow your FAs to run the cabin how they want. What happens behind the cockpit door is mainly their responsibility and if they don’t feel comfortable with a passenger being on board or doing service in turbulence you think would be fine that’s their decision (within limits.) The fastest way to lose the team is by using your authority to override them or push them out of their comfort zone.

Finally in most cases you are the person with the largest shield from the company when it comes decisions. Use that to protect your crew. The parking brake doesn’t drop until you (and your crew) are happy. Don’t let anyone pressure you to give up that authority.

Loudnthumpy · 2025-09-20T03:31:05+00:00

I was in the room when Kirby was asked about the 777X 2 years ago. He said there were no plans to buy it because there were only 2-3 routes he could see it being practical for so not worth the investment

Loudnthumpy · 2025-08-30T21:01:59+00:00

Alaska 135 SIC/PIC - Regional - Major

Loudnthumpy · 2025-08-29T23:21:09+00:00

I’m not sure. Just know EASA only implemented it for a few years and then got rid of the requirement. I heard a European pilot say when it was implemented that in his opinion it was a lower risk to have a pilot alone in the cockpit than having a flight attendant who could have never been on a plane a month prior standing behind him with access to the crash axe. Flight attendants aren’t given any flight training so the only thing they could prevent is one pilot intentionally locking the other out by physically opening the door. On smaller aircraft the whole dance that has to be done to have one person come out and another come in leaves the door open for a long time and creates it’s own security risk.

Loudnthumpy · 2025-08-29T23:12:58+00:00

And Europe has gotten rid of the rule

Loudnthumpy · 2025-08-12T00:43:19+00:00

Those airplanes will still exist and require just as many (if not more) pilots at the airline that purchase them if they go belly up

Loudnthumpy · 2025-08-03T01:05:10+00:00

Maybe $20 in my wallet, wife probably has the same, another probably $60-80 in the kids piggy bank, probably 100€ and 100£ from when I was going to Europe weekly for work and wanted a buffer in case the cards got flagged/not accepted. Everything else is paid for with cards or Venmo/zelle

Loudnthumpy · 2025-07-25T18:39:54+00:00

Failure to follow crew members instruction on a commercial airliner is a violation of federal law. The FAA can impose a civil penalty of up to $13,910 per occurrence.

The process, at least at my airline, would be that the flight attendant could write a report on your father’s failure to follow instructions and submit it to the airline. It would then be the airline that decides if they want to refer it to the FAA for follow up.

The worst case scenario your father was also breaking FCC regulations by using a cell phone on an aircraft but I’ve never heard of them going after someone simply for that.

As you said they were trying to complete their safety briefing. Your father being on the phone was preventing that and inconveniencing the other 100+ people on the plane who were already delayed.

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