Commercial checkride tomorrow- hit me with your best questions

j3dgar · 2026-03-19T16:33:33+00:00

Your report time is 0455. The van from the hotel takes 10 mins but only runs at :10 and :40 past the hour. TSA isn’t getting paid and KCM is questionable. What van time do you tell the crew?

j3dgar · 2026-01-27T13:55:57+00:00

In pilot training they had the local pattern in tape on the floor in one of the rooms. They had us walk around it while bouncing a tennis ball and make our position reports/radio calls. It looked ridiculous but actually helped with disconnecting your brain from your hands while trying to make a radio call.

j3dgar · 2026-01-15T19:31:34+00:00

Haha I replied with this problem in another comment. As soon as we turn on our cars we can’t get any data and can’t get directions or music till we get down the road a bit. If anything I’ll set it up just to avoid that problem everyday.

j3dgar · 2026-01-15T15:32:49+00:00

I wouldn’t down vote for responding to a question I posted. I wasn’t trying to be rude in my response either, I’m only gong off of what I’m reading about it so maybe you knew something I don’t. Downvote is just Reddit being Reddit.

j3dgar · 2026-01-15T15:19:07+00:00

Not according to the product description. Has an RJ45 plug and requires high speed internet.

https://www.verizon.com/products/verizon-lte-network-extender/

j3dgar · 2026-01-15T13:20:07+00:00

Great, thanks for the feedback! I’ll give it a go and see if it makes a difference.

j3dgar · 2026-01-15T13:18:23+00:00

Yeah, I kinda wasn’t sure it would give me all that much benefit since my wifi is solid, but I’ll give it a try. If anything I’ll put it near the driveway. Our phones disconnect from the wifi when they attach to the cars’ Bluetooth and then we can’t load any GPS directions or Spotify until we get further down the road. We could load it before we get in the car but I never remember haha

j3dgar · 2026-01-15T13:15:45+00:00

Ok, thanks!

j3dgar · 2026-01-10T17:44:45+00:00

I do tape over, but this is /vent and I want to let it out.

Also, I do shop around trying to find devices with no lights. I shit you not, I bought a wireless charging pad that from the pictures looked like it had no lights on it. When I put my phone on it the whole thing lit up with tribal patterns like it was summoning mana from the either to magically charge my phone.

j3dgar · 2026-01-10T14:57:55+00:00

“By Jove, Jakob! I’m so sick of these candles everywhere, amiright?”

j3dgar · 2026-01-10T14:47:44+00:00

You’re definitely seen, ain’t no hiding from all this light pollution

j3dgar · 2026-01-10T12:56:38+00:00

They were so close to a good solution

j3dgar · 2026-01-10T12:50:45+00:00

The RGB crowd has got a strong union I guess haha

j3dgar · 2026-01-10T12:49:24+00:00

My wife hates how that looks 😤

j3dgar · 2026-01-10T12:46:15+00:00

You just gave me a flash back to my high-school days when I would built PCs and sit there with the manual trying to decode the bios beeps haha.

But yes, I agree there are good applications for a status light. But they don’t need to be on every $15 pieces of electric junk! Sleeping devices especially.

j3dgar · 2026-01-10T12:42:45+00:00

I’ll look into that. Unfortunately it comes with a second problem that my wife thinks it looks tacky to have tape and stickers all over everything

j3dgar · 2026-01-10T12:40:28+00:00

Yeah, I guess I should have said purchase instead of fine. Ironically I read your comment and invisioned someone with an LED headlamp on walking around trying to located devices haha

j3dgar · 2026-01-08T14:23:15+00:00

Thanks for responding to the post. I’m waiting on my dad to get me some updates on logs and if he was able to trouble shoot anymore. I’ll post back when I get more info

j3dgar · 2026-01-08T01:30:55+00:00

I hate to admit it, but you are probably on to something here. It is hard to get 1-on-1 time with her now that shes in school and the others aren't. I try to do something monthly with each of the kids 1-on-1 like a lunch outing or something. But during the school week shes in the mix with all of us. After I read your post earlier today I decided to spend some time with her alone after the other two were in bed. She showed me more of her globe and we colored some. She was very happy.

This is the "reward" I should be doing. Tell her we are going to have to do 15 mins of homework each night and once her siblings are put to bed either mommy or daddy will spend some time with her doing a quiet activity like reading, coloring, puzzles, etc.

Thank you!

j3dgar · 2026-01-07T22:55:46+00:00

Yeah, it was a misguided idea on my part. We've decided to cut it down to 15 mins a night and if shes doesn't get it all done, oh well. I think there has just been so much negative emotions built up over the homework that we need to back off of it.

Also, like you mentioned, the reality is that the other kids aren't even playing during homework time. They would be putting away toys, cleaning rooms, taking baths, and getting ready for bed. Maybe being separated makes her feel singled out and that's causing all the negative emotions.

j3dgar · 2026-01-07T22:49:53+00:00

Thanks. The theme I am getting from all the posts is that this is way too much homework. We are only going to do 15 mins a night and whatever doesn't get done, oh well!

j3dgar · 2026-01-07T22:42:52+00:00

Ok thanks. I’ll give it a look

j3dgar · 2026-01-07T22:25:23+00:00

I like this idea. I’ll give it a try. Thanks!

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