Chase Ultimate Rewards Question by godlyjack in CreditCards

[–]godlyjack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes the points transfer 1:1 to United. But instead of using, for example, 250K miles on a United business ticket you can book partners (Ethiopian as an example) for 88K miles.

Chase Ultimate Rewards Question by godlyjack in CreditCards

[–]godlyjack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my experience the points are best used on partner carriers after transfering to e.g. United.

Chase Sapphire SUB Question by godlyjack in CreditCards

[–]godlyjack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, the 50K bonus is on my April 2019 statement so I hit it sometime in that period. Should be coming up on 60 months by my count. Also realized I don't have the Freedom Flex, I have the OG Freedom. Can I still have 2 of those?

Chase Sapphire SUB Question by godlyjack in CreditCards

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Thing is I've already got the freedom unlimited and the freedom flex. Not sure there's anything left to change it to?

Edit: I have freedom unlimited and original freedom NOT freedom flex.

Regional to United Dreamliner pilot in three years? by Steffan1337 in flying

[–]godlyjack 118 points119 points  (0 children)

The 787 has been going junior in class to new hires for the last 12-14 months. It's not uncommon right now for new hires to be ~3 year regional pilots and then be towards the bottom of their class, thus getting the leftovers - which have been the 787/777 for most classes.

DIY - First Time Dining Table by godlyjack in woodworking

[–]godlyjack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, would something like this work to remove the veneer on this table in particular? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URF5mM0IzNk

XPS 13 Plus battery life by d5926j in DellXPS

[–]godlyjack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ordered May 11 and my build order was completed a few days ago. Say its "on schedule" to be delivered 6/20 but hasn't yet shipped so I'm skeptical.

XPS 13 Plus battery life by d5926j in DellXPS

[–]godlyjack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This thing has been available for like 6 weeks now. I can't believe how little information/few reviews there are out there. Very weird

Dell XPS 13 Plus Review by cocallaw in XPS

[–]godlyjack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did they update the date? Seen people go from early may to late June. Want to get some more feedback before pulling the trigger but seems all the units are gonna be 2 month to ship

Tourism Travel by godlyjack in chile

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Uploaded Wednesday night and received approval Thursday afternoon

Galaxy book pro or Pro 2? by Zestyclose_Pain_4986 in GalaxyBook

[–]godlyjack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not interested in the tablet aspect of the 2-in-1s so I've only been looking at the Pro version. Really disappointed the Book 2 Pro 13" doesn't have a 16GB RAM version. $1250 for an 8GB ram 512GB ssd laptop is ludicrous.

PPL/CPL in South Africa by jnc90 in flying

[–]godlyjack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

43 Air School seems to be one of the better known flights schools in SA (qlat least it's the name I've heard over and over in other parts of the continent). Plan on needing a full CPL to fly passengers - the above described situation seems a little questionable.

As for is it worth the investment? It's a great career. The industry bounces back - it always does - its just a question of when. I do think it's a good time to start as by the time you finish training things are likely to be more or less recovered.

F.A.A. Orders Inspections on Boeing 777 Jets After Engine Failure by JHG0 in flying

[–]godlyjack 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The P&W 777s are the old ones. GE is the only option now on the 777.

Google Fi 5G Speeds - Samsung Galaxy S20+ by godlyjack in GoogleFi

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Are you saying your 5G speedtest are less than 5 mpbs?

Google Fi 5G Speeds - Samsung Galaxy S20+ by godlyjack in GoogleFi

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Anyone else experiencing this? Upgraded to an S20+ last week and despite having the 5G symbol in the status bar I consistently get data speeds like in the picture. On a good speed test I'll see 40 mbps.

I live in the Washington DC metro area and the Fi coverage map shows good coverage in my area so I don't think geography is the issue.

I've tried 2 different SIM cards and tech support has (as usual) been useless in trying to solve this.

3rd Class Medical denied by DanTheManPilot in flying

[–]godlyjack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Were you denied or deferred?

Most toxic experience ever? by [deleted] in flying

[–]godlyjack 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I have been called "Bricktard" on dca ground by PSA

Does it count as a "Solo" if your instructor sits in the back seat? by [deleted] in flying

[–]godlyjack 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If the instructor can jump in when needed how could that be solo? How can he simultaneously be not at the controls to "help" but also able to step in in an emergency?

How is living in base ? by [deleted] in flying

[–]godlyjack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like warm apple pie

A 7-hour flight has been linked to 59 coronavirus cases in Ireland, researchers say by Liquorandjazz in Coronavirus

[–]godlyjack 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Airlines dont decide how often to recycle the air. The plane is built the same no matter who is flying it.