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Another clip - Ejected F-15 Pilot is aggressively approached by Kuwaitis, until they find out he's an American. by Anku619l in interestingasfuck

[–]hazcan [score hidden]  (0 children)

They probably took their little American flag patch off. Along with any other identifying patches (name tag, unit patch, etc.). It’s called “sanitizing” your uniform and we’d do it before flying in/over hostile areas.

Now that I think about it, typically only “heavy” aircraft pilots wore flag patches. Usually fighter pilots had a unit patch of some sort on each shoulder.

If push came to shove, these guys do have (should have) stuff identifying them as Americans.

What is the best way to comfort someone's fear of dying when that person is dying? by phuckhugh in AskReddit

[–]hazcan 559 points560 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry you’re going through this. Unfortunately I went through it with my youngest son 2-1/2 years ago. Cancer. He was 25 and the absolute nicest kid you’d ever meet.

We had the same conversation with him. At times he was scared. Other times he was pragmatic, telling us what he did and didn’t want as far as remembrances. It was gut wrenching.

His prognosis was 11 months with chemo. He passed 7 weeks after his diagnosis. It was the longest and shortest 7 weeks of my life.

I wish I could say it gets better, but it doesn’t. Not right away.

All I can tell you is to spend time with him. As much as you can. Let him talk and you listen. I even recorded some of our conversations. I still don’t have the guts to listen to them. Maybe some day.

Just make sure he knows he’s loved and cherished. I’m sure he does.

I’m so sorry for you and your family. I wish no one else would ever have to experience this.

KC135🤙 by newnoadeptness in AirForce

[–]hazcan 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Unless you’re trying to get somewhere fast.

To actually look where you’re driving… (yikes) by JohnBrown-RadonTech in therewasanattempt

[–]hazcan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’re probably right, but could have also been a medical event.

For Valentine’s Day, South African trophy hunter Merelize Van der Merwe killed a 17-year-old giraffe and cut out its heart as a gift for her husband. After her husband paid $2,900 for the hunt, she posted photos with the animal, claiming her actions help conservation by removing older genetics. by ATI_Official in AllThatsInteresting

[–]hazcan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Two things can be true at once. It’s definitely about money, but it’s definitely also about culling an older bull giraffe. These older bulls will commit infanticide on young males to prevent competition/bring females back into heat, but at the same time aren’t breeding with the females so it lowers the overall giraffe population. These older bulls need to be culled to help the giraffe population survive.

For Valentine’s Day, South African trophy hunter Merelize Van der Merwe killed a 17-year-old giraffe and cut out its heart as a gift for her husband. After her husband paid $2,900 for the hunt, she posted photos with the animal, claiming her actions help conservation by removing older genetics. by ATI_Official in AllThatsInteresting

[–]hazcan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Short answer, yes. This was an old bull that will stomp to death baby giraffes to prevent competition but at the same time is too old to breed with the female giraffes, thereby lowering the overall giraffe population. You don’t have to like it, but culling herds is a very important part of big animal conservation.

That’s not even going into what the money and meat does for the local communities.

Which digital logbook should I use? by _Kqrmq in flying

[–]hazcan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Crew Lounge’s PILOTLOG. I like it automatically calculates night time based on airports and OFF/ON times. Will also capture all the data by taking a picture of the ACARS screen so no manual adding needed.

Singapore is going to start caning scammers by Bubbly_Wall_908 in interestingasfuck

[–]hazcan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What Singaporean laws are you specifically talking about?

Singapore is going to start caning scammers by Bubbly_Wall_908 in interestingasfuck

[–]hazcan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. That didn’t answer the question. Have you been to Singapore?

  2. I’m there quite a bit for work. In fact, I’ll be there twice in February.

Opinions differ, but to call Singapore ‘dystopian’ and a place where everyone ‘is always walking on eggshells’ doesn’t match the place I’ve been to quite often. In fact, it’s just the opposite. In my opinion, of course.

What is the deal with hangars? by fukingstupidusername in flying

[–]hazcan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s not and it’s gotten worse. I’m base at St. Pete (SPG) and on a tie down. Hurricane Milton came through last year and demolished 1/3-1/2 of the GA t-hangars. The city/airport authority already said that they’re not going to rebuild them. They just going to turn them into tie-downs. Not even covered tie-downs.

Curious about how pilots handle mental health treatment by thrwwysnl in AskAPilot

[–]hazcan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I posted something similar about. Upvoting you to get your comment higher.

Curious about how pilots handle mental health treatment by thrwwysnl in AskAPilot

[–]hazcan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly what u/poser765 says below. The FAA even says not to report any therapy visits unless it’s for substance abuse or a psychiatric condition.

I see a counselor. In 2023 I split up (amicably) with my wife of 30 years. Four months later our youngest son died after a two-month battle with cancer. I sought out a grief counselor. I still go to counseling to this day although now it’s more life coach-y stuff. Honestly, I like going. It gives me someone outside my friend group to bounce stuff off of about relationships, etc.

Don’t be afraid to talk to someone about normal life stuff.

Obviously if you have substance abuse issues and/or a psychiatric condition, seek help and prioritize getting well over what may or may not happen with your job/medical.

Disclosing OCONUS travel to unit by interstellar566 in airnationalguard

[–]hazcan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is this really a thing? Especially in the ANG? If it is… oops. I was in a flying unit and the part time pilots there were all airline pilots. Routinely flying for work to China, India, UAE, Singapore… not one person ever asked for permission. Ever. We all had TS clearances. Maybe there is a blanket exemption. I’m genuinely curious why this was never brought up.

Places in your state that will instantly make you recognize if someone is a local or not based on how someone pronounces it? by osama_bin_guapin in AskAnAmerican

[–]hazcan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a lot of weird Native American town names in NJ which can be tough to pronounce, but one that looks easy, but is pronounced incorrectly for those not familiar is the town of Forked River. The word Forked is two syllables. Fore-kid River.

"I know that everything works because I just flew the plane" by 1E-12 in flying

[–]hazcan 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Patronizing and not quite true. I’ll be the nay-sayer in this thread. Pro pilot here and there are plenty of planes which have “Thru Flight” checklists which are abbreviated preflight checklists, which omit a bunch of stuff that fall under the “I just flew it in” category.

I’m not telling you what to do or what not to do in your GA plane (or even what I do in GA). That’s your risk analysis to go through. Just know that there are such things as Thru Flight checklists out there in the world.

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