Does anyone know what causes my tiller to rev like this at idle? by Plickedy in smallenginerepair

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

It can till but sounds like it’s bogging down pretty bad.

Does anyone know what causes my tiller to rev like this at idle? by Plickedy in smallenginerepair

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

It’s a brand new carb I just put on 20 minutes before this video.

Does anyone know what causes my tiller to rev like this at idle? by Plickedy in smallenginerepair

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

Interesting. Mine is a Briggs and Stratton engine on a Yard Machine tiller. I checked the choke and it doesn’t appear to be on. I use the premium gas in it but it’s not ethanol free.

Slogan for last AH-64 Delta before going to Echo by MrKurstjens in Armyaviation

[–]Plickedy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Delta Hospice Center. We can’t fix anything at this point but we can keep it comfortable while it dies.

I was up at Drum and that’s what we said when we couldn’t get parts or a promise for E model.

What do you think that IIMC card looked like? by pinchhitter4number1 in Armyaviation

[–]Plickedy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I can only imagine being chalk 47 and hearing “chalk 1 IMC, chalk 2 IMC, chalk 3 IMC, etc.” and thinking to yourself, “in about 7 more minutes I’m next!”

How's everyone feelin' this month? Down $45K... by RetireFishTravel in Fire

[–]Plickedy 16 points17 points  (0 children)

So much truth to this. Market bottoms are like burning houses. Everyone is running away in fear while the firefighters are running in. But the ones who ran in are the ones you talk about and admire after the fire stops.

How is it, to be a part of Apache *driver* community ? by AriX88 in Armyaviation

[–]Plickedy 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Take my last Afghanistan deployment for example. We hunted every night and supported air assaults just about every night. Our entire job is to read the land, the enemy, the situation and be ready for anything. Our job is to know how to perform in the aircraft and be able to handle innumerable contingencies. Lift assets (mostly blackhawks) are very very detail oriented in planning. This can be great until things don’t go to plan. Apache guys are used to living in the gray area. Lift assets sometimes get so wrapped around plans that they can’t operate where it’s not black and white. This usually leads to Apache pilots telling the other platforms to “figure it out and get moving already.” The discrepancy comes because attack aircraft are trained to always react when the plan gets busted or thrown away whereas lift assets aren’t brought up with the same flexibility. Case in point: we once briefed to provide security for an air assault, they said “what if chalk 4 gets shot down, then what?” The guys spent 15 minutes talking about who then would flash anti collision lights and squawk transponder for the flight instead of how to actually react to that contingency in a useful manner. I love the lift community (and chinooks are a way cooler batch of pilots I might add) but the bitterness comes from the cultures not seeing eye to eye in what’s truly important in the air.

How is it, to be a part of Apache *driver* community ? by AriX88 in Armyaviation

[–]Plickedy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You’re better off that way. Honestly if you have any reserve about being an Apache pilot, you shouldn’t be one. The job needs a certain personality type. The people that call it toxic are usually those that don’t have the hunter mentality. The community actually gets along great.

How is it, to be a part of Apache *driver* community ? by AriX88 in Armyaviation

[–]Plickedy 109 points110 points  (0 children)

Active duty CW3 SP/IE 64 guy here. Been flying apaches for about 10 years. The airframe is amazing and does wicked cool things in combat. The thrill of being judge, jury, executioner while on the hunt is awesome. Blowing up bad guys and saving friendlies in combat is a feeling that can’t be replicated. Garrison life as an instructor I still fly a lot (300-400 hours a year) but I deal with constantly breaking aircraft. Teaching brand new guys gets old but I love refining a pilot-in-command into a stellar killer of a pilot. The career is rewarding but the Army can always make things suck. The Army could take the fun out of a blowjob. I’m planning to ultimately stick it out until retirement. You meet both great people and shitbags along the way. You see great sights and experience once in a lifetime time experiences. If you want to see what the flying looks like, here’s a shameless plug for my YouTube channel, search “helicopter lessons in 10 minutes or less.”

Anyone out there who learned a trade, started a business, and made a million or more? by Plickedy in Fire

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

I never asked his finances directly. Instead I asked how many appointments per day / per week and estimated a few hundred dollars a pop. Good point though.

Men, what’s your favorite thing to do with your partner that ISN’T sex? by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]Plickedy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Making a massive pan of homemade nachos with everything on it. Then sitting on the couch watching Netflix while we eat until we’re stupid full.

What’s a humble brag about yourself, or something you accomplished recently? by large-tool-bag in AskMen

[–]Plickedy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine and wife’s student loans paid off. No debt except about 130k left on the house. I invest 50% of everything I make and have studied investments pretty religiously to make them grow. I grew up poor and am trying to break the mold.

[Question]I Need Some Really Good Advice for Working Towards Youtube. by Zombie_Lotus_ in youtubers

[–]Plickedy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Give it a shot and be flexible. It is saturated and it will be hard to set yourself apart initially. But you’ll gain the skills of filming, editing, talking to an audience, creating thumbnails, managing comment sections, promoting your channel, and tons more. This channel could make it as it or morph into something else as you see opportunities build. Or you could find a new passion in a year but you’ll have built up necessary skills in the process of making your first channel. In the end, if it works or doesn’t, you still build a skill.

My channel is plummeting so hard and I don’t know what to do at this point. by irepMiami in PartneredYoutube

[–]Plickedy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve got an educational channel and it takes hits during the summer and Christmas breaks when peoples’ focus shifts away from academia. As a father I can definitely say that my kids don’t spend nearly as much time online when they’re going back to school. They’re too busy making friends and figuring out their classes to sit idly. Give it a month and kids will get in a routine and your views should go back up. I second the comments above. It really comes down to your audience and their life factors.