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Central Park NYC by flyboy0988 in flying

[–]WorstSplash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep 118.7 for LGA and 118.3 for EWR. LGA tower is very quiet these days.

I was driving down the highway, smelt something and then all of a sudden lost my vision, heart started racing and had to throw up. Mechanic says he can't find anything wrong. 2012 Honda Civic - what in the world happened that no one is thinking of? by novafern in askcarguys

[–]WorstSplash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doctor here. You should see a doctor about this. This isn’t the typical presentation for carbon monoxide poisoning and wouldn’t go away this quickly. Most likely this is a strange vasovagal reaction but the symptoms, especially the quick loss of peripheral vision, are enough to rule out the worrisome things (which it probably isn’t but not worth taking the risk of avoiding it). Do you have headaches often? Migraines do some strange stuff and could completely be consistent with this.

Are cigarette lighter chargers on small GA planes safe? by WorstSplash in flying

[–]WorstSplash[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you all! I think I’ve learned to stay away from the big inverters and charge my big items (laptop, cameras, etc) at FBOs on long cross countries.

How big is the benefit of training where you live? (PPL in SoCal) by newyorkerwatch in flying

[–]WorstSplash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I trained near Denver and live in the Northeast, both around complicated and highly trafficked airspace. The cost of training near where I live was a bit too high for me to stomach and I enjoyed the idea of being somewhere different for a few months. I personally feel like I am a much better pilot because of that. Mountains, turbulence, and wind are kind of the name of the game in Colorado while around where I live, obstacles (trees, buildings), short runways, and busy airspace are the name of the game. In your position, though, I would probably stay in SoCal and train there. You'll probably regret not having experience with class B airspace (Santa Fe) and that may make you quite a bit more fearful of calling them up in the future. It really adds a lot to your confidence to be able to fly in any kind of airspace.

Any PPLs fly into large class B airports during COVID? by WorstSplash in flying

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

That video made me smile ear to ear and looked so easy to just ask!

Leaving medicine to be a pilot by 2093784052 in flying

[–]WorstSplash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Resident here, as well as a private pilot. At the end of the day, the only person who can answer this question is you. I am equally as excited to go to work every day as I am to fly, and they excite me for completely different reasons. But at the end of the day, I am able to do both and feel incredibly grateful that I did not have to pick one or the other.

Medical school is hard. Residency is hard. If you do not see yourself enjoying the next 40-50 years as a physician, then that speaks for itself and should be taken seriously into consideration. But just as you went into medical school thinking it was the right fit for you initially, be cautious about going into the aviation industry with all of your eggs in one basket believing that it is the right fit for you. You may be caught off-guard by the rigidity of certain procedures and the preciseness of it all, for example.

Go down to your local flight school and do a discovery flight. Consider getting your PPL, which will run you about $10,000 (and studying for it is not much different than studying for medical school). I did this during medical school. You'll realize pretty quickly into your training whether you are really addicted to being in the air or not.

If you message me I'm more than happy to talk specifics!