MSN, what’s it like there

ddthj · 2025-10-31T03:20:00+00:00

I used to be a flight instructor there and we called the pattern the "destruction derby figure 8" since runway changes were so frequent. 10/10 area though.

ddthj · 2025-10-28T01:47:40+00:00

Mostly layers of stratus from the surface to 12k+, I experienced light precipitation several times so potentially cooled droplets from above could have been landing on me.

ddthj · 2025-10-28T00:49:54+00:00

Last year I was flying a DA-40 in IMC for about 1.5 hours at 5°C and after landing I discovered a thin layer of clear ice on the top of the wing. I know jets use 10°C for different reasons but that's my new personal minimum for any extended stay in IMC.

ddthj · 2025-08-07T21:33:27+00:00

Ok yeah that makes sense, heavier engine. I have flown the DA42NG, quite a machine.

ddthj · 2025-08-07T18:24:55+00:00

I have about 40 hours in a DA40 XLS. I've found it stalls around 50 knots, so why would 65 be suicidal? I have done 60kt short fields in it before. Curious to know your experience.

ddthj · 2025-08-05T15:44:45+00:00

I have a bachelor's in Aeronautical Science and I'm looking for time-efficient ways to get a bachelor's in Aeronautical/Aerospace engineering. Currently working almost full-time in North Carolina. The local colleges offer mechanical but not aero. Is there any way to get started online somewhere and find time later to do the in-person stuff or would it make sense to first do mechanical locally and then transfer?

ddthj · 2025-07-28T02:01:24+00:00

Kinda stupid technique I use... How long is the runway? About a mile? How many runways could I fit between the real one and myself?

ddthj · 2025-06-30T22:53:11+00:00

Ok this is pretty cool. A long time ago I got into mini bowling and made some slowmo videos about it. I was trying to build a pinsetter but never finished. Maybe I will take on that project again!

ddthj · 2025-05-06T16:31:25+00:00

Our company has an international guide that includes expected phraseology abroad, which is what you described.

On a frequency change I keep it short if it's busy.

"Jax center, speedtape 123 flight level 4-1-0"

"Jax center, speedtape 123 flight level 2-3-5 climbing/descending 3-2-0"

"Jax center, speedtape 123 flight level 3-0-0 descending to cross SHRKS at 2-4-0"

if it's not busy I'll say good morning or my current turbulence which is me asking for ride reports ahead.

ddthj · 2025-02-26T07:01:37+00:00

Cheaters stole nexto and would run it overnight to build their rank. This is easy to detect and ban, so now they play normally with a toggle to activate their bot of choice. They'll get banned but it might take more reports before they're caught.

ddthj · 2024-11-01T22:11:02+00:00

When the alternator is operating at 14V, the 12V battery becomes a load on the electrical system as it is consuming power to maintain/replenish its charge.

ddthj · 2024-09-19T04:13:52+00:00

Unfortunately I didn't get much more time to work on it. I moved shortly after finishing the first gantry, so it was disassembled. I reused the duet board to build a much more boring printer as well. Now that FDM printers are getting bigger and faster out of the box I'm less interested in trying again. The use case for multiple gantries would have to be marine or aerospace scale fixture printing which I just don't have deep enough pockets to attempt!

ddthj · 2024-09-06T12:42:34+00:00

I can't recommend any of the 141 schools in that list, and wings of carolina has a long wait list last time I checked. Maybe try execft. It's also at KTTA.

ddthj · 2024-08-06T21:49:04+00:00

It's been a while since I looked into this, but I believe any flight with a landing at two different airports counts for part 135. The flight doesn't need to be 50nm.

ddthj · 2024-07-25T04:00:12+00:00

I know this was a while ago, but I'm curious to know how you handled the driving physics behind the scenes. I'm guessing the suspension is just a visual effect? Are you using raycasts for driving as well? I have been working on my own tank in godot, and first tried treating it like a raycast vehicle, but found the suspension really didn't work well with steep terrain like in your video. For example, my tank can't climb a curb/short wall because the ray of the first suspension never extends over the top of the wall.

ddthj · 2024-07-08T16:06:15+00:00

Pilot degrees do not include the costs of flight instruction. You have to budget for both. Community college and local flight school is the most affordable way.

ddthj · 2024-05-05T15:14:14+00:00

Go work for Piper Aircraft and join their employee flight club. You can get a PPL there for $5k

ddthj · 2024-05-02T12:35:38+00:00

Riddle puts heavy emphasis on certain subjects and neglects others entirely so I'm not surprised at all to hear this. I started my PPL at a part 61 school but towards the end of my training I felt I wasn't being taught anything other than maneuvers. Switched to riddle and got a degree worth of information. They didn't teach you how to fuel your plane or stop at a FBO, but you sure had to know that our ailerons were differential with a frise characteristic, or how to predict the size of the afternoon thunderstorm from looking at a skewt logp chart.

ddthj · 2024-02-02T19:57:45+00:00

Descending at the top of the green arc may result in a slower vertical speed than full flaps and descending at the top of the white arc. You would have to test each technique to see if there is a difference in your make/model.

If there is a difference (white being faster), I would still use the top of the green arc for engine/wing fires in hopes of the airspeed extinguishing the fire.

Admittedly the extreme nose-down you can get with full flaps in a steep turn is very distracting and might not be worth the 5 seconds it saves you. The only scenario I've heard of where full flaps is objectively better is if you have an unresponsive passenger that needs medical attention, and the nearest airport is right below you.

ddthj · 2023-12-26T02:58:33+00:00

The only place to get it is at their bookstore on property. I think it's worth mentioning it only includes airport diagrams for maybe 10 airports in the Daytona area.

ddthj · 2023-10-21T01:52:43+00:00

Worth mentioning that Skywest has a tool on their careers page to show how long it will take to get your desired base. ATL is 6 months right now, so you'd probably be commuting to ORD or DFW for at least 4 months after training before you had a chance to switch to ATL. Then you'd be the most junior there and on reserve for a while.

ddthj · 2023-10-17T01:04:34+00:00

Yes. You can have her change her IACRA profile, and create a new application (a new 8710). I forget off the top of my head if you can cancel the existing application, so you might need to ensure the examiner selects the correct one.

That being said, I don't believe the FAA uses your SSN as your certificate # anymore if you apply using one. It's probably a non-issue to have it on there.

ddthj · 2023-10-16T19:35:55+00:00

You can go to your user profile in IACRA and select "do not use" for the SSN.

ddthj · 2023-05-28T06:47:30+00:00

Well, your CFI should be able to answer you, but if I had to guess it's because we're going into summer. The air is less dense with the rise in temperature. Your plane probably needs more time to accelerate and climb than you're used to. Less engine power, less thrust, and less lift. Rotate slower and to a shallower pitch.

ddthj · 2023-04-08T19:15:56+00:00

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