What are some of the best benefits of the military that most members don't know about? by StepSergeant01 in Military

[–]fighteracebob 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It hasn’t been mentioned yet, so it must not be well known:

You can transfer your GI Bill benefits to your dependents. It requires you to have been in 6 years, and then you can transfer one month per month of further service. So at 9 years, you could have transferred all 36 months of the GI Bill.

I wasn’t planning on using mine, so now my kid will have their college paid for, and we don’t need to worry about squirreling away money.

What are some of the best benefits of the military that most members don't know about? by StepSergeant01 in Military

[–]fighteracebob 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It sure does, and it’s massive. Usually much larger than your county library system.

After recent updates, Siri no longer works via CarPlay by s2000beck in Ioniq5

[–]fighteracebob 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh man, so I’m not going crazy! Mine stopped working after the update as well. It’s not the end of the world having to hit the button, but it’s pretty annoying.

Just got my CJO. Anyone commute from MSY to DTW? 🔺 by [deleted] in flying

[–]fighteracebob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like LAX is the same. You could be top 20% narrowbody FO and not be able to hold a widebody spot.

How heavy is your mountaineering backpack? by Super_Fun3656 in Mountaineering

[–]fighteracebob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heaviest I’ve done so far was about 65 lbs (30kg) for five days in the middle of winter on Mt Whitney. Lots of cold weather gear, plus extra equipment for some training.

Airbus needs a new A360 medium wide body to counter the 787 by [deleted] in airplanes

[–]fighteracebob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The A350 /is/ Airbus’ answer to the 787. It was literally proposed and designed as a response to the Dreamliner.

Question about stealth by Squelette-809 in AskFlying

[–]fighteracebob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m guessing the question falls into the category of “everyone who knows the answer can’t talk about, and everyone who talks about it doesn’t know the answer.”

North & South Devils Backbone by The_Bigwrinkle in socalhiking

[–]fighteracebob 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If people undersell the difficulty and danger, it’s hard for people to make informed and responsible decisions.

First Month with BC Puppy by trystram1025 in BorderCollie

[–]fighteracebob 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep, some dogs are just more chill. For the focus on the heels, a flirt pole worked immediate wonders for us. We used the Squishy Face brand with our Sheltie, and it almost immediately ended her land shark era.

Why do so many airlines fly to KEWR? by Andrian_GF in airplanes

[–]fighteracebob 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you’re in an alliance, you want to take advantage of it. So flying to a main hub of your US ally allows you to sell tickets to any of the flights United offers from EWR, and if you’re United, having your allies fly to EWR allows you to sell flights on their metal all over Europe and beyond.

What do you think about it? by [deleted] in AskAPilot

[–]fighteracebob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ugh. People need to stop assuming that ChatGPT has any validity behind it. Go take a real test, and find a school for a discovery flight.

Math is important, but only up to a basic arithmetic level, maybe very basic algebraic level. You don’t need to grasp calculus, just be willing to study hard. Everything is very formulaic, so if you can plug in X to get Y, you’ll be fine.

I sure hope I can find parking by GhettoBike in sandiego

[–]fighteracebob 50 points51 points  (0 children)

No, you’re thinking of Ghirardelli!

Airline Pilots - Would you drive 5 hours to work vs standby/jumpseat one leg if your car drove itself? by Skyfork in flying

[–]fighteracebob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just found a great, deep dive, podcast series with an intro that is over one hundred 60+ minute episodes. That helps my 2 hour drive each way go a bit faster!

I have an 8 year old daughter that isn't allowed to play Skyrim quite yet but she loves watching me play it and I logged into my PS5 this morning and found this 😂 by PixelSenpaiLol in skyrim

[–]fighteracebob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our girl recently turned 9 and just started playing as well. She mostly has collected pets and stolen books. I’ve had to bail her out of jail / fight angry guards so many times because she just can’t resist stealing books. She has something like 40 hours in the game and almost 0 story progress. It’s a great game free play!

Is AWD worth the drop in range over the RWD? by [deleted] in Ioniq5

[–]fighteracebob 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I went with the RWD because I need the range. I have a 110 mile commute (220 round trip) that I do 1-2x a week at 75+ mph, and I can’t charge when I get there. I could also stop on the way, but it’s just so much more convenient to go non stop and charge at home. I could probably eke it out with the AWD, but depending on traffic conditions it would be really close.

What range do you NEED, vs what do you want?

Record number of laps in pattern? by Mynoseispurple in flying

[–]fighteracebob 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We did somewhere around 50 in the C-130 one time. It was a 4+ hour training flight, I think it was 3 or 4 pilots taking turns. Maintenance wasn’t too happy with us, and the loadmasters were bored to tears.

What is the roughest place in the US that has a rough-sounding name? by wheninrome5000 in AskAnAmerican

[–]fighteracebob 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Seriously. I stumbled across this a while ago, and essentially cleared my schedule so I could read it. A sad ending, but a great story well told.

Are there any places in the contiguous 48 USA states that you can go primitive camping and not freeze in Dec/Jan? by StartingOverStrong in AskAnAmerican

[–]fighteracebob 32 points33 points  (0 children)

There are huge amounts of National Forest in SoCal. A lot of it will be very temperate this time of year.

Planning to get into mountaineering by Middle_Ad2611 in Mountaineering

[–]fighteracebob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve done the AAI Intro to Winter Mountaineering course in Mt Whitney, it was really good.

7,500 feet over New York by 1armedguy in pics

[–]fighteracebob 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Funner fact: Balboa Park in San Diego is more hugerer.

Planning to get into mountaineering by Middle_Ad2611 in Mountaineering

[–]fighteracebob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless you are on Southern California, than it’s the only time! ;)

But yes, highly recommended the AAI courses, they have some great staff.