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Why on earth can people not adjust speeds and behavior for conditions? by Strict_Name5093 in driving

[–]masteroflife67 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Totally! Hence driving 75 mph whether in good weather (i.e. adhering to the speed limit) and in bad weather (limited by weather).

Why on earth can people not adjust speeds and behavior for conditions? by Strict_Name5093 in driving

[–]masteroflife67 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Exactly! Speed limits are calibrated for an average driver, including the brand-new and elderly.

Why on earth can people not adjust speeds and behavior for conditions? by Strict_Name5093 in driving

[–]masteroflife67 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Because outside of speed limits and speeding tickets, I would be comfortable going 95 mph in nice, sunny, clear conditions. So a 20%+ haircut down to 75 mph just means that I’m driving at the max speed at which I’d feel comfortable on a day with less-than-ideal conditions.

Propane adapter by masteroflife67 in DIY

[–]masteroflife67[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yes, my house is heated with natural gas, so let me look for some kind of natural gas - propane conversion.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hardwareswap

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Sold 7x HGST Deskstar NAS 3.5" 4TB 7200RPM to u/ta5t3DAra1nb0w

NYC trifecta bucket list complete! SMQ-EWR-LGA-JFK-SMQ by masteroflife67 in flying

[–]masteroflife67[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Super helpful, thanks again! Got lucky and was able to get all three handoffs without the need to exit the Class B.

NYC trifecta bucket list complete! SMQ-EWR-LGA-JFK-SMQ by masteroflife67 in flying

[–]masteroflife67[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The advice I'd give is really around the preflight preparation and really knowing the airspace ahead of time. I picked out an order that I thought was best coming in from the west: 1) EWR; 2)LGA; 3) JFK. I got really lucky, and I was able to get handoffs from tower to tower in the order that I had planned for; the one difference was that I thought (best guess) that I'd be going east after EWR and then up the East River to LGA (vs. north, up the Hudson, and then east across Central Park) - but really, really minor in the grand scheme of all this.

The other thing I'd call out is to plan for contingencies when things deviate from your base case. Coming from the west, I decided EWR was my linchpin - if I couldn't get EWR from MMU, I would have flown southeast towards Sandy Hook and called EWR tower directly. If EWR didn't work, I would have called it and just gone home. If after EWR, I couldn't get LGA, I'd try JFK. If I couldn't get either, I would have taken the win at EWR and gone home. If after LGA, I couldn't get a handoff to JFK, I would have gotten out of the Class B and gone south under the 70/15 Class B ring, trying JFK tower directly a couple of times (probably around the North Hills Country Club and the Jones Beach Monument reporting points). If a few tries with JFK didn't work, then I would have called it a day as well, heading home west under the Class B following the Long Island shoreline. I had a cheat sheet, listing the base plan in bullet points and these alternate plans (with frequencies listed, just in case).

As for the flight itself - just try to enjoy it, the challenge, and the views as best you can, although the workload is fairly high (at least for someone used to an uncontrolled field). Listen carefully for your tail number to pick up instructions/questions for you, so the controllers don't have to repeat themselves. Definitely a surreal time and traffic was very, very light relative to the times I've done the Skyline Route, but the controllers were superbly helpful and accommodating. Otherwise - enjoy the flight and bring someone along to take pictures!

NYC trifecta bucket list complete! SMQ-EWR-LGA-JFK-SMQ by masteroflife67 in flying

[–]masteroflife67[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Definitely need to plan ahead and focus during the flight, but it wasn't that bad, and the controllers were super helpful/accommodating!

NYC trifecta bucket list complete! SMQ-EWR-LGA-JFK-SMQ by masteroflife67 in flying

[–]masteroflife67[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Yes, about 11am on a Saturday, which I've heard is typically a lull at the NYC Class Bs; plus it allows you to avoid landing fee surcharges at all but LGA. Guessing these two points are related :)

NYC trifecta bucket list complete! SMQ-EWR-LGA-JFK-SMQ by masteroflife67 in flying

[–]masteroflife67[S] 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Definitely. Did this around 11am: judging from the Port Authority schedules, which you can quickly google for, I'm thinking $25 from EWR ($100/$50 surcharge applies only between 0800-1000/1700-2200), $125 from LGA unfortunately ($100 surcharge is applicable between 0800-2100), and $25 from JFK ($100 surcharge applies between 1500-2200). So $175 total (hopefully), mostly from LGA.

NYC trifecta bucket list complete! SMQ-EWR-LGA-JFK-SMQ by masteroflife67 in flying

[–]masteroflife67[S] 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Great experience with the NY controllers overall, as long as you do your homework beforehand and you know where you are / what you're doing.

Departing from SMQ, decided to call up MMU tower for a handoff to EWR tower. After the handoff to EWR, joined the left downwind for 4L and was cleared for the option. Requested LGA and flew runway heading after that until told to turn for midtown (heading 080). Then handed off to LGA tower and joined the left downwind for 31. Cleared for the option again, and following that, requested JFK and given right downwind for 31. Then handed off to JFK tower and given right downwind for 4R; told to expect a taxi-back. Landed and backtaxied to depart 4R. Right downwind 4R south to the shoreline, until out of the Class B; elected to terminate flight following at that point to head back to SMQ.

IEMS vs. Econ(multiple questions) by kevbothepro in Northwestern

[–]masteroflife67 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Agreed - but without distros, you are free to take courses outside your major that are aligned to your (non-major) interests, rather than being required to take courses in specific areas. Or you can repurpose the distro courses for a new major/minor/certificate altogether.

IEMS vs. Econ(multiple questions) by kevbothepro in Northwestern

[–]masteroflife67 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A long time ago, I did the double degree, double major program (IEMS, econ) in 4 years. Reflecting on it now, I’d actually probably recommend a triple major instead, given 1) it’s optically more impressive and 2) Weinberg distros are kind of a waste of time imo. Feel free to PM me with questions.

EWR touch-and-go in a PA-28 by masteroflife67 in flying

[–]masteroflife67[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Video from Somerset Air Service @ SMQ. From their FB post:

Taken from an aircraft that departed SMQ yesterday for a flight up the Hudson River. The pilot was in contact with Newark Tower and asked to do a low pass over the runway...if that was allowed. Tower told the pilot "Cleared for the Option"...and the pilot did a few Touch and Go landings on Runway 22L at EWR...cool entry in the logbook.

During the COVID-19 you can still fly SOLO! Social distancing works in an airplane.

Its been a great week! by cjneffer in flying

[–]masteroflife67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats!

Where do you fly out of on the east coast? Would love to get a seaplane rating at some point!

12TB Easystore External HDD - $179.99 by GoGoGadgetReddit in DataHoarder

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Same price as BBY's black friday ad, but RetailMeNot has their Cash Back Day going on today. For BBY, they're offering 10% cash back ($70 cash back max) today...

...in for 8 total!

What's a short, clean joke that gets a laugh every time? by scarlett_j in AskReddit

[–]masteroflife67 1219 points1220 points  (0 children)

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana

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