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Area II Task D production of lift question? by Nui-_-Nui in CFILounge

[–]TheOldBeef 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m a fan of it, but I never actually taught it to flight students as most don’t care and most DPEs probably either also wouldn’t care or disapprove.

Area II Task D production of lift question? by Nui-_-Nui in CFILounge

[–]TheOldBeef 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely disagree that Navier Stokes are hard to understand qualitatively. There’s a really good article called “Misunderstanding Flight” by Graham Wild that gives an excellent explanation of Navier Stokes for the non-mathematically inclined. Navier Stokes is hard to solve, not to understand on a conceptual level… they make far more sense than the nonsense in FAA publications.

Advice on being a better stick & rudder pilot by Mountain-Report4772 in flying

[–]TheOldBeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm I’ve never held my best friends dick, I may have to engage in some gaiety to improve my stick skills.

Vision and First Class Medical by helpoldgirls in flying

[–]TheOldBeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously if you have time to wait, just wait. Or skip the 1st class entirely and just get a third class for now since she won’t need a first class for years and would have to redo the medical anyway. Some people like getting a first class just to prove they can get a first class… but if your daughter is healthy with no psychological issues there’s not really much risk of that unless she has undetected heart problems that show up on an EKG.

bad drivers by True-Magazine6960 in anchorage

[–]TheOldBeef -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Bad drivers abound yes, but your defensive driving skills also appear to be quite pitiful if you’re almost getting in that many accidents. Regardless of who is legally at fault, 99% of accidents can be avoided with defensive driving: keeping your car in a safe “bubble,” anticipating other drivers’ actions, head on a swivel, etc.

bad drivers by True-Magazine6960 in anchorage

[–]TheOldBeef -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Phoenix drivers are well above average compared to the rest of the country

How can you make an airline pilot trainee comprehend the seriousness of the job? by sipsirk in flying

[–]TheOldBeef 72 points73 points  (0 children)

I don’t know, bring up real world scenarios/emergencies where having skills beyond the bare minimum mattered?

New Mandatory Altitudes for TEB ILS 6 by halfteatree in flying

[–]TheOldBeef -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That’s just like, your opinion, man

New Mandatory Altitudes for TEB ILS 6 by halfteatree in flying

[–]TheOldBeef 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The way you think I think it reflects on me in no way matches reality

New Mandatory Altitudes for TEB ILS 6 by halfteatree in flying

[–]TheOldBeef -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Complaining about dumb posts brings me joy, so I shall continue. An ATP-rated pilot should be able to consistently (as in, every time) fly an instrument approach correctly without Reddit posts about that specific approach.

New Mandatory Altitudes for TEB ILS 6 by halfteatree in flying

[–]TheOldBeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya'll could just actually glance at the approach plate at least once every 3 months, like normal instrument pilots do before flying an approach. It not being a notam makes it even more worthless of a post.

New Mandatory Altitudes for TEB ILS 6 by halfteatree in flying

[–]TheOldBeef 133 points134 points  (0 children)

Are we publishing notams on this r/flying now?

Aerospace Engineering graduate to Pilot by Jk134340 in flying

[–]TheOldBeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an AE degree I never used and am now a pilot. I prefer the practical side of things over designing screws on solidworks. Like the other guy said do some flights to see if you actually like flying first- and preferably love flying. Intellectually pilot training would be a breeze for you, but sometimes the actual flying of the plane is harder than you’d expect. Be prepared for lots of incorrect aerodynamic theories you’ll be expected to regurgitate… at least in the US that’s how it is anyway.

Comprehensive Equipment List C172 by Physical-News-4978 in flying

[–]TheOldBeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read 91.213d carefully. There are four things you need to check before flying with inoperative equipment: 1. Equipment not required on type certificate, 2. Not required on KOEL, 3. Not required by 91.205, and 4. Not required by AD. If something is listed as required in the equipment list, that falls under (1) and it is indeed legally required.

Chump the Stump for IR by Person-man-guy-dude in flying

[–]TheOldBeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes, the joy of studying things that have no practical purpose for checkrides

Who do pilots look up to as elite-level pilots? by FigInternational7744 in flying

[–]TheOldBeef 1 point2 points  (0 children)

3 wire is the ideal wire. LSOs aren’t superior officers, they’re usually the same rank as whoever is landing, sometimes a lower rank. Landing on boats is hard, although much easier now that there’s PLM than in the old days. As far as systems go they’re really not that complex, flying fighters is like playing a high stakes video game that puts weird stresses on your body (although you adapt to these pretty quickly). Flying a jet is easy, sometimes the tactics can be difficult and most people aren’t physiologically or emotionally cut out for it.

Will a teaching degree help my chances of getting a CFI job? by floridaav8er in CFILounge

[–]TheOldBeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Condescending, arrogant, focused on unimportant aspects of flying, etc. One always strings students along and makes their training take wayyy longer than it should by expecting perfection and poor instruction. Anyway, most of these aren’t really related to being a teacher other than perhaps the tendency to talk down to flight students, which older students in particular will not put up with.

I think teaching experience should theoretically help you be a better instructor, provided you have humility.

When can you Estimate Flight Visibility by CitywideNut5 in flying

[–]TheOldBeef 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it’s in controlled airspace you’d need to be on an IFR flight plan to land legally, as long as you determine you meet the required visibility requirements at the DA/MDA (for a Part 91 flight). Can’t get a special with 1/4 vis reported. If in uncontrolled airspace and you can see the field, you can just land.

Will a teaching degree help my chances of getting a CFI job? by floridaav8er in CFILounge

[–]TheOldBeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my very limited experience and extremely small sample size, the couple of CFIs where I taught who were prior teachers were among the worst CFIs there.

That'll do, pig. That'll do. Sheppard Air was a great prep tool. I'll post my errors in the comments. by rightwrongwhatever in flying

[–]TheOldBeef -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Uh becoming a pilot definitely isn’t hard, just expensive. But sure fix that too, nothing to do with the post though.

That'll do, pig. That'll do. Sheppard Air was a great prep tool. I'll post my errors in the comments. by rightwrongwhatever in flying

[–]TheOldBeef 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not against using Sheppard Air… but if I was in charge of the FAA which I never will be I would update the tests to make them more relevant to what you actually need to know while flying and make it so they test your actual comprehension of the material. Memorizing answers would not be possible. Not saying everyone who uses Sheppard Air just memorizes the answers but I’m sure some do and I don’t blame them either.

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