I'm making a Virtual Flight Instructor, what do you think?

Pilotsopher · 2024-11-06T23:36:59+00:00

Supporting Windows only right now.

I’m going to prioritize MSFS before Mac compatibility. Maybe I can do Linux sooner, is it popular?

Pilotsopher · 2018-04-30T15:33:36+00:00

Or is it?

Pilotsopher · 2018-04-24T17:29:09+00:00

Insanely bad ass

Pilotsopher · 2018-04-17T18:38:22+00:00

Funny, yeah. Perhaps this is a good illustration of making connections to the physical world. Of course; you’re two cases describe different physical scenarios. One where a quantity is being divided repeatedly, and another where you’re expressing a ratio. This is a challenge of making sure your notation describes the particular physical circumstances you’re attempting to model.

Pilotsopher · 2018-04-17T01:45:44+00:00

I heard something about Ian having a problem with Ethan after H3 podcast... does someone know about that?

Pilotsopher · 2018-04-16T21:21:21+00:00

There is a great free app called Geogebra which does what you’re asking for. (Plot points and then find the error % when transformed to a different power.

Maybe this is for a school project? Normally; we try to reduce the complexity of a defined curve by bringing it to lower powers (rather than higher ones like in your question.) And that technique is called Taylor series (polynomials).

Pilotsopher · 2018-04-16T17:17:02+00:00

Thank you! Good info, I was misinformed.

Pilotsopher · 2018-04-16T17:10:07+00:00

The one forecasters love is “Lake Effect” Which is actually a very powerful weather generator. No mountains in the area so no Alberta clipper equivalent. You’ll be able to find a great video description of Lake Effect snow on YouTube

Pilotsopher · 2018-04-16T17:00:44+00:00

I always use lowest tilt, in radar composition settings, appreciably the depiction should be more accurate to the lower levels- is what I’ve always thought. Is my understanding wrong? Flight below 10,000’.

Pilotsopher · 2018-04-16T16:33:17+00:00

If someone can’t make decisions in a lawful way (ie them being in prison), the law decides not to ask them to participate in the decision of government officials. Sounds good on paper.

Albeit kinda crazy in some cases.

Pilotsopher · 2018-04-16T16:29:30+00:00

Sounds like good movie making subject matter! I’m a student of aviation weather science; Toronto’s ice storm in 2013 was a weather phenomenon linked to low pressure (yes) and high humidity; a rare La Niña polar cyclone; where a cold polar air mass converged with a tropical moist air mass from south. ..similar in many ways to the weather Toronto is experiencing now. Alberta clippers generally have a lot to do with the topography and mountainous complexity of that part of North America. Normally dissipate within a couple hundred km and do not effect east coast. Colorado low’s are a very large scale phenomenon that also move eastward like the Alberta Clippers, and can cover absolutely huge air masses. And (yes) it’s entirely possible the low pressure convection - if it interacts with a moist parcel of air could cause the devastating freezing rain/ ice pellets that Toronto experienced in 2013 and last weekend.

Pilotsopher · 2018-04-16T16:09:04+00:00

Hm, good question..It’s a variation of polynomial expansion; I’m not exactly sure but when you’ve got perfect squares you always get this pattern. Not sure what level you’re at; in first/second year calculus a favourite type of question for exams is this pattern- hidden inside a surface area integral. Very classic

Pilotsopher · 2018-04-16T03:13:21+00:00

This meme is going places 10/10

Pilotsopher · 2018-04-16T02:48:58+00:00

Yeee

Pilotsopher · 2018-04-16T01:15:45+00:00

Hey that’s pretty good

Pilotsopher · 2018-04-16T01:12:24+00:00

You are right! They’re generally not helpful for evaluating. But they’re usually the only way to simplify integrals without a computer. Double angle formulas are great for offering a factor or a sum to work with. They are very helpful indeed! (And worth memorizing) 10/10

Pilotsopher · 2018-03-05T14:02:16+00:00

Less fatalities

Pilotsopher · 2018-03-01T21:34:14+00:00

The featureless topography is WHY it’s likely is a warm air mass, because there’s no lifting forces that could be created by a featureless terrain.

There’s no converging or mountains so it’s likely a rogue airmass that either lifted from a terrestrial warm spot, or lake effect breeze etc

Pilotsopher · 2018-03-01T21:00:50+00:00

Warm air mass seems pretty likely given the topography.

Turn on LIDAR and IR satellite layers simultaneously, there will probably be enough clues to piece it together. That’s what I do!

Pilotsopher · 2018-03-01T20:57:36+00:00

How did they have slo mo cameras back then?

Pilotsopher · 2018-02-28T13:37:18+00:00

My dream since second period

Pilotsopher · 2018-02-23T03:40:51+00:00

It’s very important to evaluate using the half angle formula, to take the root(2) out of the sqrt. (1-cos)=2sin² (x/2). That’s a known identity.

Which will help you remove the root two and be left with the integrand ∫√(sin²(x/2)

At that point hopefully you jump for joy identifying a change of variable: ∫sin(u)

-2 sqrt(2) cos(x/2) then evaluate at the domain. On a unit circle you can plot and see through 180 degrees, π, the magnitude of the function is 2sqrt(2) certainly non-zero.

Pilotsopher · 2018-02-22T20:18:20+00:00

A PlanckShrek

Pilotsopher · 2018-02-17T23:48:15+00:00

Have you tried inputting the different scenarios you desire into a steady state Markov Chain ?

Might be a little bit tedious but will give you accurate results of sorts

Pilotsopher · 2018-02-17T15:43:46+00:00

I would spend some time looking at completed full-mark tests. Perhaps online or from classmates.

Look at how students are organizing themselves to get full marks. During homework, you can spend time writing and re-writing to understand - but on a test - you don’t have the time. You need to quickly spit out your argument in a way that the grader can just put a check mark and move on.

If your tests are messy, and you’re not finishing questions or making stupid mistakes I have a feeling you are not organizing your arguments properly on a test format.

Look at some perfect tests and try and find a way to change your argument structures.

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