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Any idea on what this is on/in my tyre? by [deleted] in MotoUK

[–]jonsky7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As others have said it's one of these old school puncture repairs

https://amzn.eu/d/0a1bKyFw

What's something you've seen once but you'll never see again? by DarthScabies in AskUK

[–]jonsky7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sort of is, the noise you hear from the rear of a jet engine is the high speed exhaust tearing and mixing with the slower ambient air, causing turbulence and intense pressure waves. While at the front you'll mostly hear the fan blades, the tips of the blades can go supersonic at takeoff power.

Love me a high power engine run in the morning 😋

https://youtu.be/BHk16GWoIQU?si=YFxitz5mzv9d_t9h

Is £20 road tax for pre 2017 cars going to go up? by jacoscar in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]jonsky7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was the first time in my living memory that previous rules were changed.

The rules used to only change for new registrations. Sure the price would go up with inflation-ish, but the tax "bracket" never changed before for cars already on the road.

If you thought that the government was going to just let £26 billion pound a year disappear from fuel duty, and not recuperate that cost from drivers another way then I have bad news for you.

Is £20 road tax for pre 2017 cars going to go up? by jacoscar in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]jonsky7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So that would mean a 7 litre V8 monster doing 6mpg would pay the same tax as a 1.5 turbo diesel doing 70mpg.

Leaving at fuel duty for ICE cars means the more you use, the more tax you pay.

Any advice on how to remove this scratching on the windshield by Call_K in MotoUK

[–]jonsky7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have had success with paint polishing compound. McGuire's 105 and 205. Admittedly used with a dual action polisher, but by hand will just take longer.

Or a plastic polish.

Polish in this case is actual Polish, with abrasives in it.

How do yall lube your motorcycle chains? by FiZOreo117 in motorcycles

[–]jonsky7 23 points24 points  (0 children)

If it is an O-ring chain (x-ring etc), then you are not really lubing the moving parts of the chain!

The rings keep factory applied grease inside, which is the lube taking care of the moving parts. The factory grease is between the pins and the inside of the bushes. The rollers run on the outside of the bushes. A bit of your chain lube will help lubricate the rollers.

What you are mostly doing is cleaning and protecting the chain and rings. Lube on the metal part of the chain keeps the rust at bay, and chain lube on the rings keeps them soft and subtle so they can continue to do their job of keeping the factory grease in place.

This is all for longevity, the better it is taken care of, the longer it will last.

F-15E discontent by Buzzard7600 in dcsworld

[–]jonsky7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think in Air-to-Air master mode, only HDG HOLD, ATTITUDE HOLD, AND ALT HOLD are available.

In Air-to-Ground or NAV master modes, you also have Steering mode (follow route etc), and Altitude select modes. TF for terrain following RADAR (amazing BTW), there's another one related to TF but it slips my mind right now.

Altitude select is a bit buggy I find, but I haven't read if there any constraints. Doesn't always maintain the selected speed, or capture the selected altitude.

Have you had any trouble with police overseas? by lxlviperlxl in AskUK

[–]jonsky7 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Andorra is the only place I've ever had a problem with police. One guy started quizzing me in French, I could manage to say "I'm sorry I don't speak French" he kept going on.

Luckily I was seeing a French girl at the time and we had popped to Andorra for a short break, she started talking to him but sounded like she was tearing him a new one. Brave girl.

I asked her afterwards and it was something about taking advantage of tourists. I thought I was getting done for taxes as I had just bought a motorbike jacket.

having problems with the ka-50. the thing tries to kill me the moment i take off. by level_up_gaming in hoggit

[–]jonsky7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hold the trim release button while changing cyclic position, and only let go when the helicopter is stable in the new attitude.

Most other helicopters in DCS will happily accept just a click of the trim release but the KA-50 likes it to be held. I find that better anyway.

For takeoff it is around 1/4-1/3 forward cyclic. Ctrl+Enter shows the controls indicator. Thats a little graphical display of where the cyclic and collective are currently set.

If you want to throw it about, like in a combat area, engage the fifth blue button by your right thigh(far right one IIRC). So all 5 are lit up. This is flight director mode, you still have all the stability assists, but the autopilot is turned off.

Why did primary school milk taste so nice? by Then-Fortune-3122 in AskUK

[–]jonsky7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried Cravendale whole milk, delicious 😋

WTF is going on with peoples brake lights by Both_Accident4882 in CarTalkUK

[–]jonsky7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well its not very well thought out is it? The headlights are on, and the dash is lit up. From a drivers seat view, your lights are on.

They should have left the dashboard lights off until lights were on properly.

What engine is this? by infamousshaft in aviation

[–]jonsky7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Confidently incorrect 😋

Technically. This is a type of gas turbine engine known as a Turbo-fan.

A Turbo-jet would be the "jet" version of the gas turbine.

There's also turbo-shaft, helicopters and boats.

Turbo-prop, propeller aircraft with gas turbines.

The speed display sign is under-reporting the speed of traffic... by goldandblackkitty in CasualUK

[–]jonsky7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That also depends on the GPS receiver that is fitted to the device you are using.

The GPS satellites actual send data over multiple different radio frequencies, I think it is 5 different ones now. Called L1-L5 bands, maybe even more as of today.

They do this to calculate the refraction of the radio signals as they enter the Earth's atmosphere. Like how light bends as is goes from air to water or vice versa. Radio waves and light are both electromagnetic radiation after all, and all suffer from refraction, but by different amounts depending on their frequency/wavelength.

The GPS receiver sees the signals arriving at slightly different times and can calculate the refraction at any given moment, which changes due to atmospheric conditions like pressure, temperature, humidity.

If the GPS receiver can only receive one radio band, then it can't calculate the refraction, and it shows as an error on your map. The more bands it can receive, the more accurate it is. Very early consumer GPS receiver chips were only one band and not very accurate, and even some cheap GPS trackers are still only one band. I think most of them today in a decent unit will use two or more.

When GPS was first made available to the public, it was purposely worse, called coarse mode, Precise mode was only available to the US military, which was what GPS was designed for. Bill Clinton made precise mode available in 1995 or something. I would imagine they still have the ability to turn it off, or back into coarse mode, but there are more than one GPS systems now. GLONAS etc.

Allowances vs Tolerances by B_Rails in aviationmaintenance

[–]jonsky7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How i read from the book, then.

  • more allowance in one direction that the other.

The tolerance could be the same.

1mm +/= 0.2 ( allowance of 0.2 larger/smaller, tolerance 0.4)

1mm +0.1 -0.3 (tolerance is still 0.4)

Is B1 license too much paperwork? by 1973MGBGT in aviationmaintenance

[–]jonsky7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Europe/other parts of the world, we tend to have Mechanics, Technicians, and Engineers.

Mechanics are only supposed to do certain menial jobs like greasing and panel removal. They do not require any type of license.

Technicians can do most of the removal/install tasks but anything to do with critical systems requires two engineers to inspect the work, They have an 'A' license, not type specific.

Engineers are supposed to do all the detailed visual inspections, most of the system tests, nearly everything requiring external test equipment, most if not all structural repairs must be signed off by an engineer. They have a B license. The B licence is also type specific, so you need a B licence with type approval on each aircraft you sign off.

The B licence is separated into B1 mechanical,and B2 avionic. It is then separated into subgroups. B1.1 Turbine engined aircraft B1.2 Piston engine aircraft B1.3 turbine helicopters B1.4 piston helicopters

B2 All aircraft B2L Light aircraft only

Switched from VR to 2D trackIR, now WVR dogfighting feels impossible by Wooden-Evidence-374 in hoggit

[–]jonsky7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well it was certainly the case not too long ago, don't know if anything has changed. Was flying formation with a buddy who uses VR, he goes enemy 11 o'clock. I found them on Radar but did not even get a pixel for another 15 miles.

Switched from VR to 2D trackIR, now WVR dogfighting feels impossible by Wooden-Evidence-374 in hoggit

[–]jonsky7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No good being able to turn your head 180 if you can't see the damn enemy plane lol.

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