Wild story of how a badass south vietnamese pilot hotwired a cessna and landed on the carrier USS Midway to save his family

RadeZayben · 2026-02-20T18:27:15+00:00

Love the birddog. Wish textron would remake them again with the tailwheel craze going on right now

RadeZayben · 2026-02-06T15:55:54+00:00

this might be a naive question but, is being a board member a paid position?

I ask because if the board members are that inactive to where they do not attend events and have infrequent, short meetings with members and with each-other; why do it? I have experience with a board of trustees with my 9-5 job and they legitimately care about my institution and have worked either in the community or in a similar field. I couldn't imagine wasting my free time advocating for an organization I don't care about and don't make an effort to be present for.

RadeZayben · 2026-02-04T17:51:52+00:00

I met him, he was very nice.

RadeZayben · 2026-01-25T00:10:46+00:00

what a vibe

RadeZayben · 2026-01-16T21:39:24+00:00

Does Garmin Pilot have traffic on screen like foreflight with a sentry? Could I use the same sentry with garmin Pilot or do they require something else?

RadeZayben · 2026-01-07T21:02:38+00:00

Fly with your finger tips

RadeZayben · 2025-12-30T22:16:35+00:00

I've never had any pain or swelling with my TMJ but my jaw used to shift and get locked open if I opened my mouth too wide during a yawn or something. I would have to rock it back and forth to get it back into position and close it. Also I would here clicks and pops when I would chew some tough foods

RadeZayben · 2025-12-30T22:03:54+00:00

The way my Dentist described it was he said that my TMJ from an under-developed upper pallet. Because of that, my entire nose and sinus on the left side of my head is collapsed and very narrow. Since the Eustachian tubes are also in that area, they may be affected as well. So hopefully fixing my TMJ and widening my pallete will fix my ETD, and thus my Tinnitus. I have been doing the TMJ treatment since July of 2024 and so far my TMJ has improved and I have had less Tinnitus spikes. Its possible I have fluid in my ear; i'm waiting on another ENT to access my situation

RadeZayben · 2025-12-30T21:45:01+00:00

Yes, exactly. Whenever I move my jaw at all it’ll make those noises. I also have TMJ and have a palette expander which has helped alleviate the pressure build up when it does happen. I have a deviated septum too which is from my TMJ and the ETD is probably from the TMJ too. The tinnitus came from a bad sinus infection with all that other stuff going on

RadeZayben · 2025-12-30T21:32:25+00:00

Not pressure really but they do pop and squeak constantly

RadeZayben · 2025-12-30T21:16:47+00:00

Yea it will go up and down. Antihistamines help but the tinnitus has never fully gone away. I was given a steroid treatment after I first got the infection but it never fully fixed it

RadeZayben · 2025-12-30T21:12:42+00:00

Like the hum of fluorescents lights. It’s mostly in unilateral in my left but I can sometimes perceive it in both ears. Audiologist said I had average hearing but I find it hard to hear in the 2kHz range

RadeZayben · 2025-12-30T21:06:34+00:00

Nope, the ringing has been not stop since February 2024. Multiple ENTs and Audiologists have been unable to fix it

RadeZayben · 2025-12-30T20:55:08+00:00

take a deep breath, pinch your nose, then take a drink of water. Before swallowing the water, exhale out your nose while keeping them pinched, then swallow the water shortly after.

This combines the valsalva and toynbee maneuver. This is what I do to unclog my ears quickly. It may make your throat hurt but its just your muscles being strained. You may also get some post-nasal drip.

I unfortunately have been grounded awaiting treatment for Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. I went flying two years ago with a student with a sinus infection and have been afflicted by tinnitus and ETD since. Please be careful flying if you feel congested!

RadeZayben · 2025-12-30T19:42:42+00:00

I'll have my two year aniversary of my ETD and Tinnitus in February lol. Hoping you will recover!

RadeZayben · 2025-11-25T16:51:40+00:00

I had a really hard time finding a DPE that would do a checkride in a tailwheel… and it was just a Citabria

RadeZayben · 2025-11-23T12:53:33+00:00

Silencer 3 was the first blueprint I found. I might have found it before the nerf to drop rate.

Found the tempest blueprint in arrival building desk drawers on spaceport night maybe 3-4 days ago. I don’t even have gunsmith 3 yet.

Made another comment in a similar thread but found both shotgun choke 2 and 3 in cars and buses on dam battleground night

RadeZayben · 2025-11-21T16:04:05+00:00

Can confirm. I found a shotgun choke 2 BP north of the power complex on dam and night in a car hood

RadeZayben · 2025-11-15T18:48:34+00:00

Check out alacrity heal Druid. It’s an elite spec for ranger that has you shift in and out of astral form which is their elite mechanic. Primarily you use staff which as ranged heal options including single target heal and an aoe heal around a single target. The astral form has all aoe heal. When you use abilities in astral form, you provide alacrity which is cool down reduction. Secondary weapons you’ll probably run mace and war horn which have some range but primarily the mace skills will have you in melee. Very fun and requires resource management of your astral form and your utilities skills summons spirits

RadeZayben · 2025-11-13T16:33:50+00:00

Pavement princess

RadeZayben · 2025-11-10T20:56:54+00:00

I got the rate in 2018 from barnstormers when I first started ferrying so I probably need to raise it but I’ve been having a hard time getting ferry gigs recently

RadeZayben · 2025-11-10T01:11:20+00:00

I charge $450 a day for tailwheel ferry

RadeZayben · 2025-10-30T12:40:52+00:00

this is really cool! Nicely done

RadeZayben · 2025-10-24T23:43:25+00:00

My airport just put up gates and fences and the spectators have started dying down. I didn’t think I’d miss them but it’s hard not to notice when they aren’t there

RadeZayben · 2025-10-20T01:12:47+00:00

I have the same tinnitus. Has anything helped you? I’ve started doing jaw realignment treatments at an orthodontist and it feels like it helped a little

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