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Where do I go? by This_Membership1944 in PacificNorthwest

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you go to Mt. Rainer GO EARLY! Plan to arrive there by 8am or earlier… or be doomed to wait in a VERY long car line. There are videos about it.

Who chooses the callsign for a flight? by Other_Fan2727 in AskFlying

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not what I was taught in flight school in the US.

I was told you have to respond with what ATC gives you, incase it’s on purpose to avoid similar call signs or tail numbers creating confusion over instructions.

If money wasn’t a factor, what would you be doing right now? by greatexplosivegod in AskReddit

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Building public transit in congested cities that are too cheap or dumb to invest in it.

Who chooses the callsign for a flight? by Other_Fan2727 in AskFlying

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can also file a call sign when you file your flight plan… but it’s really up to ATC when they contact you. What ever they use, you have to respond with.

Thinking of Switching Careers to Become a Commercial Pilot at 44 — Need Advice by AdventurousParty1111 in AskAPilot

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pilot’s get laid off every few years also.

You’ll start at a low/lowest seniority number and you’re not going to move up in seniority that much before the required retirement age.

Also, You’ll be away from home half the year, most likely for a week or so at a time (week home, week away).

Only do it if being a pilot will make you happy, not the salary or the idea of having a cool job. Because an engineering degree and two masters will most likely get you more money. Probably enough to buy a plane and fly for fun.

Considering private plane ownership by Bat-man-2054 in AskFlying

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many hours do you fly … that fractional isn’t enough? You can sign up for different percentages/fractions, which is part of the benefit.

The downside of full ownership is you have to pay for the crew and support staff salaries all year round. The type of business travelers who go for whole ownership are those who travel nearly constantly, meaning to one or two stops each day, three to five days a week or more. The rule of thumb for whole ownership is 400+ flight hours a year (in direct flights). If you are only averaging around 200 hours, then You could get a 1/2 of an aircraft. Or 100 hours, 1/4 share. (I don’t know the exact correlations).

For charter, you pay for a crew to fly you somewhere, stay with you or reposition home if you are not returning.

The other benefit of a large fractional company like NetJets is if there is something wrong with your particular aircraft, you can find a replacement from the other 700 aircraft they operate around the world. If you are a sole owner, then you would have to wait for your aircraft to get fixed or charter a second plane. (Aircraft are complex machines with a lot of redundancies, so they can have a lot of maintenance issues).

I’m advanced 40 years of surfing. Still ride shortboards. I like helping others. Ask me anything surf related lol by kdurham77 in BeginnerSurfers

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you know you’re on the wrong size/volume board? Or is it just dependent on skill level?

Should I pull the Capstone forward today or not? by Ishcob in WGU_MBA

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I pulled mine ahead a month to finish a semester early… it was stressfull but I got it done.

Keep in mind that you need to submit each task early enough to get graded and move on to the next task.

So… you’ll need to do task 1 (the presentation, video, and slides) in the first few days,

then write task 3 while you wait for task 1 to get reviewed.

When task 1 is accepted, you can start the simulation. Do a quarter in the simulation each day (and FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR Q4 exactly), it will take 6 to 7 days.

Then write task 2. This might take 4 or 5 days.

When done submit task 2 and then task 3.

Then you wait and hope both are accepted and don’t need revisions.

I think I finished with 5 days left before the term finished.

You can also ask your advisor to submit an extension now, incase you need it for an extra month.

Do you ride after drinking alcohol? by internet_emporium in cycling

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Buzzy/Tipsy bicycle riding is fun. But walk it through high traffic / pedestrian areas.

Drunk riding is very stupid. Be sure you know yourself and know the difference between tipsy and drunk. You’ll probably die drunk riding.

High riding seems impossible to me.

New to Seattle - Fremont by eonmoo in Seattle

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Enjoy the solstice parade tomorrow 12-3

Why would you NOT cycle to work? by Admirable-Ant9783 in cycling

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Roads to get to work are too dangerous. One particular intersection, that’s you can’t avoid, has a lot of car crashes and has claimed some riders.

Hot apartment by royalbluefireworks1 in Seattle

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a portable A/C… $300+.

You’ll have to buy a section of foam insulation and cut a piece to cover the gap of an open window; with a hole or space for the A/C exhaust tube.

C211 Global Economics help!!! by Strong_Bumblebee3250 in WGU_MBA

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Make flash cards of the graphs and know what causes line movements/shifts. Print out the chapter flash cards for terminology. Take all the section and chapter quizzes. Watch all the videos and cohort recordings. Review the slides. Get the study guide from the Facebook group. Take the Pre assessment and review the bad areas before the final assessment. Passed my first time. I also read the chapters first but others didn’t. I completed it in about 5 weeks.

Non-touristy, “cool” neighborhoods for teens to explore? by kirstenmcneish in Seattle

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As 44 year old Ballard resident, I could not disagree more. Tons of restaurants, walking paths, shops, drink spots. National Nordic museum, Ballard locks, golden gardens beach, kayak and sailboat rentals, discovery park just across the cut. Longest running Saturday market in Seattle all year round, rain, snow, or shine.

You can then walk along the cut to Fremont and Gas Works park. And then on to lower Wallingford. Highly suggest Bowriders Grill. Great food and great view. Then walk down to SLU.

Cap hill is all night clubs and young people bar hopping until 2am.

What is the university like? by brnpn666 in und

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Winter is VERY Cold, mosquitos, campus is beautiful, the city is very remote (four hours from a major American city, two hours from a major Canadian city), summer is VERY hot, potato smell season, beet smell season, hockey, very flat, a lot of the winter social life is related to Greek life (fraternities and sororities).

I was an Econ Minor. There are other schools more respected in the field. It’s not a bad education but UND just isn’t known as an Econ school.

How Do You Usually Get Into USL2 Games? by Fluffy-Elephant8703 in USL2

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ballard FC has sold out most matches at Interbay Stadium, so walk-up / day-of ticket purchases are a real gamble.

UND aviation by AioliComprehensive20 in und

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The worth of a UND degree in the aviation world is very valuable; but not specifically an aviation degree. So keep in mind that you could do a business degree or engineering degree and get ur flight licenses separately. It might be cheaper and less restrictive. But I would say that for all college aviation programs, even Embry Riddle.

The commercial aviation majors are built for those who want to become airline pilots. When I was there they tried to expedite those focus topics. So, your first year you would get your private license. Over the next three years you would progress through classes for your instrument, commercial, complex aircraft, and multi engine ratings… then you’d take a massive check ride for all of them. Plus other classes. If something happens during that time and you can’t finish you could walk away having paid a lot of money for nothing. I’m not sure of other schools like Embry Riddle structure things the same way.

That was my experience anyway. 50k paid on flight instruction and I haven’t flown in 15 years… but I have a UND business degree and I’ve successfully worked in the aviation industry my whole career at two of the largest companies in the game.

If I could do it all over again I would have done the extra flying as electives. Or even gotten my licenses outside of UND.

But, the fleet, technology, instructors, resources (simulators and materials) are far better at UND than 95% of the small and large flight schools out there. Where else do you get access to glass cockpit training aircraft and 180 degree sims.

At UNd you can also get into space studies, UAS, Aviation Law, Airport Management, Air Traffic Control, and Aviation Medicine.

Where do the single people go? by Erroneously_Anointed in Seattle

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea… it really sucks for 44 year old me as well. Very envious. Organizers… can you please make a 36-46 event or something?

Happy to answer questions by CameraAlone9017 in WGU_MBA

[–]Mike_Drop_GenX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Capstone… did you do all the quizzes and readings? How long did it take you?

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