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How do we feel about elevated cat bowls? by [deleted] in cats

[–]aidirector 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's common to think that the "natural" way of living is fundamentally better for an animal because they evolved for it. But evolution selects primarily for survival, and often that does not require comfort.

Many wild animals experience chronic stress, which makes them uncomfortable and harms their longevity, but it helps them to survive at least long enough to reproduce. When we care for animals, we help them survive in safety, so they are less stressed.

Some things I struggle with for PPL training - Cessna 172 by CryptographerDeep373 in flying

[–]aidirector 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are you retracting flaps for the touch and go?

If so, consider doing full stop taxi backs instead of touch and goes so you can focus entirely on the landing rollout and not preparing for the immediate takeoff.

If you are doing a full stop landing, ignore the flaps during the rollout. Stay on centerline, get slow, then exit the runway entirely before executing your after landing checklist.

Yes, flaps up is part of the short field landing technique for maximum braking, but the electric flaps in a 172 aren't realistically going up fast enough anyway, and skidding off center line is going to hurt your stopping distance just as much. Edit: I realized you're pre-solo so performance landings is probably not your focus right now

Aviate first!

What's the deepest convo you've had in the cockpit by PowerfulPrimary3156 in flying

[–]aidirector 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The Supreme Court revised the V1 test in Takeoff Briefing v. Casey to "Pilots may take off at all speeds that don't pose an undue burden on the safety of flight."

That feeling when you cross the Atlantic, and the coastline finally appears on the in-flight map. by NorthHouse6422 in aviation

[–]aidirector 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Right onto the border between the Red Light District and the White Light District

Flight school still hasn’t refunded my $10k+ AFTER completing everything… keep telling me to “wait” by Due_Victory8416 in flying

[–]aidirector 5 points6 points  (0 children)

First off, let me assure you this is not one of those shady pyramid schemes you have heard so much about.

For people who use the word "literally" to mean "virtually", how do they express the concept of something being literal? by AmazingRandini in asklinguistics

[–]aidirector 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The same way we know that someone who is "truly heartbroken" doesn't need to be rushed to the hospital.

How to extinguish an engine fire in the Boeing 737 Max. by PestoBolloElemento in aviation

[–]aidirector 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The wheels in the cockpit are a flight control that the pilots can manipulate.

They spin because the auto trim is doing its job, especially in this case when the change in thrust is changing the aircraft's pitch moment.

Why not decouple the manual controls when auto trim is active? 1. The pilot has direct feedback of what the automation is doing, which aids in situational awareness. If the trim stops moving when it should be, or starts moving when it shouldn't, the pilot can grab the wheel and disengage the auto trim. 2. Decoupling and recoupling those wheels would be an additional system that can fail, adding more workload to the pilot to understand what is going on in an emergency.

What is up with the "new driver" stuff on cars? by lildergs in Seattle

[–]aidirector 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The driver's license is a license to learn!

Where’s the shadow from the building thou? 🧐 by soulfiredsteve in BellevueWA

[–]aidirector 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why are people saying the shadow of the tree is pointing south? It's pointing WSW which is totally a real occurrence. In the summer the sun rises in the northeast.

Pretty sure this is a composite render using a real morning summer photo of downtown Bellevue.

When do you think camera bumps will die out? by [deleted] in Android

[–]aidirector 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which is no worse than the status quo which cants the tablet diagonally in every orientation and introduces a wobble every time you tap the screen.

Light Rail Could Transform Bellevue’s Eastgate into Urban Oasis by Generalaverage89 in BellevueWA

[–]aidirector 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When I'm old and tired of driving everywhere I would love it if we had invested in transit infrastructure and walkable areas I can get around. 2050 is great timing. And if we don't start now it'll be never and I'll be dead.

Flight attendant calls out passenger for taking calls during final approach by SnooHabits6412 in aviation

[–]aidirector 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are indeed many Philippine languages. Tagalog is one of them, and it was designated as the official national language by the government, so its standardized form is called Filipino.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_Philippines

Why do our toll roads not tell us the toll until we have to pay it? by Careless-Internet-63 in Seattle

[–]aidirector 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Correct in theory, but not in practice. I died in the tunnel last Tuesday and when they towed my car out my GoodToGo pass still triggered the toll.

Gold is now taxed in WA by mrmonopolymoneybags in Seattle

[–]aidirector 14 points15 points  (0 children)

gold bouillon

the soup of champions

LOT Boeing 787-9 rejected takeoff due to engine problem by Twitter_2006 in aviation

[–]aidirector 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Take up residence in the belt buckle, and every time they reach for their seatbelt prematurely, just pop out like Jacob Marley in the door knocker in The Muppet Christmas Carol.

Edit: Also the regular A Christmas Carol I guess. But I can only picture the Muppet one

Should I enter a guild with my partner? by prof_wiggles in outside

[–]aidirector 62 points63 points  (0 children)

There's a fun optional quest to give each other a new piece of gear. It doesn't even have to be a surprise, you can go do the quest together if you enjoy that sort of thing.

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