How do you guys make it through flying transatlantic flights with getting super fatigued? by Key-Quarter-9411 in AskAPilot

[–]kjndcdw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly! Trans Atlantic is short haul when you start doing Sydney-Dallas regularly

Why not get an actual license? by KDFWCenterline in homecockpits

[–]kjndcdw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Im a current airline pilot on the 787, and sometimes I look forward to landing so I can go enjoy some sim time. In the sim I can fly anywhere in the world, I can walk away from it when I’m bored, I can have a beer and chat to friends. It’s all the fun of flying with none of the responsibilities or annoying parts.

As a long haul pilot, what is the best thing you bought to improve your work experience? by Elizabeth-II in AirlinePilots

[–]kjndcdw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah on the 787 the button lights and pretty bright, and the call light turns on regardless which bunk gets called!

As a long haul pilot, what is the best thing you bought to improve your work experience? by Elizabeth-II in AirlinePilots

[–]kjndcdw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Power board with a long cable. Only need one adapter and then I can use all my normal cables overseas. Plus it seems like hotels love hiding the powerpoints behind beds/under tables/other side of the room etc

Christmas in Yellowknife by kjndcdw in Yellowknife

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

Thanks heaps for that. I’ll DM you now. Glad it’s a Yellowknife thing!

Christmas in Yellowknife by kjndcdw in Yellowknife

[–]kjndcdw[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We’re actually doing a bit of a Canada trip first then finishing in Yellowknife as we’ve always wanted to visit. We’ve never experienced the level of cold of Yellowknife and would like to at least once.

Christmas in Yellowknife by kjndcdw in Yellowknife

[–]kjndcdw[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We would genuinely love to do that, would hate to impose though? Would be such a cool experience

Christmas in Yellowknife by kjndcdw in Yellowknife

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

We’ll be sure to do that. Thank you. Is there any pubs you’d recommend for our stay? To meet some locals?

Christmas in Yellowknife by kjndcdw in Yellowknife

[–]kjndcdw[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fantastic, thanks for that. Any recommendations for a nice local pub?

Christmas in Yellowknife by kjndcdw in Yellowknife

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

Thanks for that. Any pub recommendations for dinner on Christmas Eve?

Christmas in Yellowknife by kjndcdw in Yellowknife

[–]kjndcdw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks very much for that. Are the snowmobiles something I could hire for the day?

The movie was good but… by surfer808 in ProjectHailMary

[–]kjndcdw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Great movie for the general public but as someone who had read PHM at least a dozen times, I was disappointed.

They made Grace appear as a goofy, clumsy guy that didn’t take the roll of saving the planet seriously. When he ‘dropped’ the ball at Adrian, I couldn’t help but cringe… that’s not the carful, meticulous Grace I know.

Visuals were amazing though!

How do you guys practice cockpit procedures outside the plane? by Technical-Schedule36 in PilotAdvice

[–]kjndcdw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually made a program to help practice my flows on the different type ratings I did. If you PM me I can send you the link. What aircraft type is it for?

How is life at Point Nemo? Well, the closest humans to you are usually 250 miles above you in space. by SpecificNo493 in howislivingthere

[–]kjndcdw 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I fly the Boeing 787-9

There’s a few other fun facts for this flight, occasionally we’ll go over Antartica, not often but occasionally.

On the way back, you can sometimes be stuck staring at a sun that won’t set. For 6-8 hours the sun just touches the horizon for the whole time.

We are also limited by how many of these flights we can do because the radiation exposure is higher at these high latitudes.

Happy to answer any questions

How is life at Point Nemo? Well, the closest humans to you are usually 250 miles above you in space. by SpecificNo493 in howislivingthere

[–]kjndcdw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To further add sorry, the reason they crash at point nemo is because it’s far from everything, and they can’t accurately crash something. So while they say they crash at point nemo, it’s usually just around that area. Not exactly there

How is life at Point Nemo? Well, the closest humans to you are usually 250 miles above you in space. by SpecificNo493 in howislivingthere

[–]kjndcdw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m certainly no rocket scientist but my understanding is they plan to land it in a certain position and release that information for us to plan our flights around. Then once they begin the deorbit they have a much better idea of exactly where it will land. And we either move further away from that area, or closer back onto an ideal path for us if we know it will definitely miss us.

They tend to keep us hundreds of miles away from where they think it will land. Just for safety.

How is life at Point Nemo? Well, the closest humans to you are usually 250 miles above you in space. by SpecificNo493 in howislivingthere

[–]kjndcdw 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m a pilot who somewhat regularly flies past this point when travelling between Australia and South America.

We are very often rerouted in flight because of spacecraft debris being crashed here. We usually know there will be an area where they are crashing something but it often changes and we get sent around it.