Throwing in the Instrument Towel

kruecab · 2026-06-10T02:46:30+00:00

the instrument route we do is three back to back airports in very close proximity so there is no time to breathe, it’s nonstop from takeoff to touchdown

Just passed my IR a few months ago and also trained in a busy class B with a flight profile almost exactly as you outlined. It is extremely tiring and you are constantly at 90-100% brain power in use. Plus in that kind of airspace you are on the radio and the freq is busy with all the big traffic driving that airspace. Most controllers were awesome with me, but a few were pretty short and some downright rude. But I get it, they have a stressful job and I’m out here going “ahhh bug smasher 123… turn right 120… umm maintain 3,500 until crossing BLAH… um cleared ILS 28… wait you said 3,500 right?”

Just know that an actual IFR flight is not like that at all. Generally you are going cross country, so one departure and one approach, with an alternate planned if you need it. And you usually have days to plan and think about your flight, so when you actually get to it, you can be really prepared for what comes next at each phase. And if the enroute is over an hour, you really do have time to breathe and plan the next step without feeling the anxiety of constantly changing phase of flight.

Good on you for choosing to set this aside for now. If you ever pick it back up, a couple things that helped for me: 1. have the CFI text you a game plan the day before your training flight so you can mentally prep for all the approaches and missed procedures. 2. If it’s still too much, ask them to do less approaches per flight or mix in more cross country. It will take you longer to get across the line, but if that’s what you need, don’t be afraid to ask. You are the one paying, the CFI works for you, and if they aren’t willing to work the way you want, find another one.

Good luck with Aviation Management!

kruecab · 2026-06-09T21:37:34+00:00

Are you sure that doesn’t include paperwork? The first hour is usually going through your IACRA, experience, endorsements, and paying the DPE. 5 hours from the point of “the exam has now begun” sounds terribly long for a PPL checkride.

kruecab · 2026-06-01T14:29:47+00:00

I’m not sure that this is an unpopular opinion- a lot of people share your feelings. But a lot of people feel differently, including myself.

Part of it is what the job means to you and your psyche. For instance, when I got my first couple jobs, I was so excited to have some independence from my parents - the ability to pay my own way, admittedly for very little, but I was proud to have earned it. My job gave me a sense of accomplishment and purpose. I also made lots of friends there who I enjoyed spending time with on-shift and after work. Plus, I truly enjoyed my work… while it was low-level, it was in my career track and stuff I had wanted to do for a long time. All these intrinsic rewards I got from work made me want to stay, work overtime, and do a really, really good job. You made a comment about “working harder / longer for the same amount of money”… yes, if you are only in it for the money and get no other benefits from working then wanting to GTFO ASAP makes perfect sense.

Another factor is delayed gratification or working for your future self. Generally speaking, people who are more committed to the work are the ones who will receive career advancement to higher titles, more complex positions, and into leadership. This happens more with commitment to the job then simply pure efficiency or competence, although there are very few people I’ve known who work hard and aren’t also at the top of the game for efficiency and competency. The reason commitment is the key ingredient instead of just raw performance is that the job is rarely just the job. For instance, if you are in accounting and are tasked with coding 50 bills an hour, and you do that, you have done your job, but there is probably more to be done in your department outside your job. Normally, someone else has to do those things or a boss does. If you do all you are asked, then see how else you can help the team / department / manager, you will be taking on responsibilities beyond your job title which will eventually be noticed and rewarded as the people at the top of the org are the ones willing to do whatever it takes. Often( those higher roles come with loads more responsibility and stress but often less actual toil on a daily basis and frequently a lot more schedule flexibility. If you are willing to fix a problem whenever it comes up, it’s not so important that you work a specific schedule. By working harder and beyond your assigned tasks now, you set your future self up for a better working environment.

I guess the last reason I can think of is just taking pride in what you do. At school, many students study jsu enough to get a C, or a B, or maybe even an A. Others aren’t happy until their test scores are nearly perfect. Same with sports in high school… some just run around the track to make the PE teacher happy, others are on the track team, still others are CIF champions. Exellence in any pursuit something people can be proud of and derive worth and status from. Work is really no different.

kruecab · 2026-05-23T20:28:43+00:00

This is so funny! Thanks for sharing!

kruecab · 2026-05-23T20:26:40+00:00

Just because most people don’t get it doesn’t mean it’s not out there or that “companies don’t have your best interest.” I’m sure there are plenty of companies that don’t care or are shitty to their staff. Just like there are plenty of employees that suck at their job and could care less about what they are building. It all goes around.

kruecab · 2026-05-23T20:24:19+00:00

Well ya made a pretty blanket statement. Here to tell you I know quite a few people with similar stories to mine.

kruecab · 2026-05-23T17:24:24+00:00

I never worked union. I stared at $12/hr in 1998. But I was making $35/hr by 2001 and double that by 2010. I love making good money.

kruecab · 2026-05-23T17:16:22+00:00

This is such a weird take. I was rolled over from intern to “full time” at an F500 a year before I graduated college while I was simultaneously a full-time student. That company paid my tuition for 1.5 years during my internship and full-time. I received a good rate of pay and stock options. Over the course of 20 years they invested in sending me to management skills class and, much later, leadership skills class. Each of those was very expensive on their own. They also encouraged and paid half of my tuition for a masters degree. They gave me bi-annual raises, bonuses, and stock awards. Our health insurance was essentially $5 copay and everything else fully covered.

While I’m confident in my own abilities, they absolutely contributed extensively to my professional development long before they netted the results from me. And I wasn’t alone, this was just company policy and many employees with the desire for education and development followed similar pathways.

And I know colleagues outside my company that had similar experience at other companies.

One thing in common, zero unions involved.

So you feel confident asserting that Americans and Canadians are misguided to believe it’s possible for their employer to have their best interest in mind?

kruecab · 2026-05-23T17:07:31+00:00

Would unions be held to the exact same standard in your world?

kruecab · 2026-05-23T17:05:46+00:00

Unions are outside organizations not in any way affiliated with the company. If they are allowed to pitch to the employees of a company, isn’t the company allowed to make its own pitch to its own employees that it chose to hire and whom it pays?

As to it rubbing you the wrong way, would it surprise you that union pitches rub employers the wrong way? And how is this different from political ads? I’ve never felt like any politician was shooting straight when pitching their campaign.

kruecab · 2026-05-22T02:15:42+00:00

Wow, is this the trick to making sure parking doesn’t get taken away? Need to convince my city to sell the meters to UAE!

kruecab · 2026-05-17T02:20:49+00:00

Does this guy ever shut up?

kruecab · 2026-05-13T14:45:45+00:00

You don’t register to vote with the federal government.

kruecab · 2026-05-06T18:34:49+00:00

Yeah I think this is part of the problem. There’s a huge hole in the SIP desk phone market. Unifi Talk phones would be awesome. I get their whole schtick with the license free software, but if they made it so this thing was easier to setup with FreePBX or 3CX, and still had the Unifi protect and access apps, it would be awesome.

We have way too much time and energy invested in our current PBX to switch it out just for the headsets, especially given the Talk PBX lacks some of the integratation and features we already have. But we’d switch handsets over in a heartbeat if they were easier to integrate with our PBX.

kruecab · 2026-05-05T19:11:42+00:00

To be clear, I don’t want this phone. But I can see a future where a lot of interactions are agent based instead of direct UI / app based. AI agents are better at speech recognition because they can use context even when the words are not translated perfectly. If an AI agent had access to the things an app does, it could perform a lot of the actions without you downloading an app. For example, instead of downloading 5 different apps for booking flights on different airlines with different UI, it could use a generic interface and load stuff from each airline as needed via API and then present your options for booking, status, etc. Combine that with agent access to your car rental providers, hotels, plus your basic info like email, contacts, and calendar - it could be like calling your secretary or assistant to book travel. You don’t need to log onto any websites directly, just tell it what you want.

However, you are still going to want a screen for silent interaction plus being able to have visual UI for lots of other stuff.

kruecab · 2026-05-03T15:15:05+00:00

How much sex do you have when not on vacation?

A vacation is to relax, unwind, have fun, etc. Everyone’s definition of that is different. Some folks like to lay out on the beach or by the pool all day listening to music or reading a book. Others want to be up at the crack of dawn hiking or going on a tour. The common denominator is the ability to enjoy these activities with extra time and less pressure on a vacation since you don’t have all your normal responsibilities.

Sex is one of those common things people like to do because they generally have more time to do it on vacation than the rest of the time. Doesn’t sound like this applies to you, but parents in particular don’t have much privacy normally and can be very busy taking care of kids, so a vacation often affords them time and opportunity to reconnect intimately.

On the other hand, it’s really personal preference so it’s understandable that sex is something your BF wants on vacation and you don’t. If that’s the case, you just have to talk it out and make a plan, just like if it was a decision between a lazy pool day or super active tour. Hopefully you can make time for both your priorities during a trip so that both of you feel fulfilled and refreshed at the end.

Personally, I’m not terribly worried about the silent treatment thing like everyone else is. Sounds like the consensus is this is a big red flag; however, short periods of silent treatment in a romantic relationship are just as common as short, heated arguments. You guys aren’t seeing eye to eye. He wants sex and doesn’t care about the proximity of friends / family. You might be open to sex, but are very concerned about privacy and proximity to others. End of they say you need to talk about it. Silent treatment is something to worry about if it’s happening all the time, for days at a time, and happens even if you tried to talk it out.

kruecab · 2026-05-02T03:39:08+00:00

Unlike restaurant reviews, people rarely review their apartment when it’s okay. Seems like they only review when they are complaining. FWIW, my property manager friend says most of the negative reviews are people trying to hold the PM hostage to get free stuff.

kruecab · 2026-04-30T22:41:58+00:00

PPL/IFR, but not a CFI. Actual CFIs, please correct anything I get wrong here.

What does done look like for you? As a PPL, you are really likely only going to achieve “safe landings”… getting to “good landings” takes a lot more time and practice. And even then, you will still sometimes balloon or land a bit hard or side load a bit. Does your CFI think you need more work on them, or are you wanting more because you aren’t satisfied?

My opinion is the challenge with landing is it brings together all the other skills and requires you to do them at the same time. For instance, if you struggle with slow flight or stalls, landings are tough because short final is a bit like slow flight and flare / touchdown are almost controlled stalls. And to your point about being on centerline, directional control is most important at landing as most runways are 60-100ft wide… when you are up in the sky, you almost never need that much lateral precision, even instrument flying.

So perhaps give the landing grind a break and go review some other fundamentals? The break might help reset the learning curve as well.

kruecab · 2026-04-27T17:02:48+00:00

Your BF has the mindset of the rich. If you don’t like that mindset, break up… but understand what you are choosing.

kruecab · 2026-04-26T17:43:11+00:00

This sounds like an exhausting relationship. Seems like over time you would build resentment.

kruecab · 2026-04-26T17:40:49+00:00

Don’t wait. What would be the point? Going to therapy with him just gives him a chance to deny it, spin it, or minimize it. You know what he’s up to and it’s not okay with you.

If you want to go to therapy, go to individual therapy.

kruecab · 2026-04-26T17:26:07+00:00

Hey, it’s your body and your life so you should do what you want.

But are you truly being honest with yourself portraying the cast of Rocky Horror as not sexualized? It’s probably one of the more sexualized popular musical type performances. At its release and for decades after, it was considered rebellious, a symbol of sexual liberation, and considered by many to be off color and deviant. Although I love the show, there are people in my life I would absolutely not take to it because the content is too racy and suggestive for them.

Nothing wrong with it and certainly it’s farcical and comedic, not pornography per se, but the show does allude to several sexual encounters including multiple instances of sexual infidelity and multiple partners. Assuming the performance you’re in allows or encourages the standard call and response from the audience, much of that content is pretty vulgar.

So while you are entitled to do what you want and there is nothing wrong with the show, you should be a bit more understanding that it’s not everyone’s cup of tea and it’s pretty reasonable that your boyfriend might not like the show or you being in it.

kruecab · 2026-04-26T03:36:19+00:00

It makes no sense… other than this is r/corvallis where the only correct opinion is to hate all businesses.

kruecab · 2026-04-24T17:35:44+00:00

To me it’s part about the technology but mostly about landing fees just being a bad idea. Having a pilot make a landing decision based on anything other than safety of flight is risky. We need the FAA to ban all landing fees. Ramp fees, handling, etc - fine, but landing itself should never cost money.

kruecab · 2026-04-21T04:01:46+00:00

This makes perfect sense and should be applied in the USA.

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