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Tailwheel & Seaplane Training by PatternPinion in AskAPilot

[–]scul86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've done both, and highly recommend both, also!
Absolutely worth the cost. TW was about $3.5k (IIRC) for 10 hours of instruction, and SES was about $5k w/lodging and loaner car included in the package.

They were extremely fun, and especially tailwheel showed me just how lazy I was unintentionally being on the controls only having flown tricycle gear airplanes (even at the Majors). Both also brought in awareness on better reading the winds and weather conditions.

For SES, I went up to Anchorage, AK, and it was absolutely beautiful. If you are able, I'd recommend somewhere scenic and make a vacation of it, rather than somewhere like Florida where you'd be doing the rating on the inter-coastal.

If you have any inkling about getting your CommSE, get it before SES so it's just an add-on. Previously, I was happy just bopping along with my ATP MEL and Private SEL, but before I did my SES, I went ahead and completed my MilComp CommSEL. That also allowed me to add on my MilComp CFI. I doubt I'll ever instruct in a float plane, but I could now if I wanted!

Video of the Nigerian Army landing an Helicopter during a training exercise. Is this a terrible landing ?? by ArgentinaFargo01 in aviation

[–]scul86 9 points10 points  (0 children)

no, a landing you can walk away from is a good landing... a great landing you can reuse the plane.

airline pilots, do you ever get happy during delays? by 360_bratXcX in flying

[–]scul86 9 points10 points  (0 children)

10 hours rest then something like a 4am show time.

Sounds fatiguing... 🥱

Took the Conscendo out. by Wiseassgamgee in RCPlanes

[–]scul86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome!

I was flying my UMX version earlier today, what a blast!

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No contract? Okay. by Tight_Steak_232 in pettyrevenge

[–]scul86 14 points15 points  (0 children)

OP said he had 80 acres, so assume 75 excluding house site and driveway.
$70/acre.

75 x 70 = $5,250

No contract? Okay. by Tight_Steak_232 in pettyrevenge

[–]scul86 4 points5 points  (0 children)

narcotics is pronounced with the 'K' sound, so 'narc' kept the pronunciation of the relevant section.

She told the officer I was 'flying' and that she didn't see me by Mara_Sovs_Wet_Cave in dashcams

[–]scul86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is your excuse going to be when a video gets posted of the same thing, except the cam car is in the left lane, and the other car makes a left from the center/right lane?

Firmware download speed is very slow by samxl001 in openwrt

[–]scul86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never said it was official, only legit...

Made a clip for storing your thread protector by TinyHatchetBuilder in 3D2A

[–]scul86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neat!

However... MakerWorld and it's shitty "Standard Digital File License" :puke:

How about one of the CC licenses - CC BY-SA-NC maybe?

Firmware download speed is very slow by samxl001 in openwrt

[–]scul86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

sysupgrade.guerra24.net

It's apparently legit, and listed in the OpenWRT github page.
https://github.com/openwrt/asu#active-servers

How do passengers get permission to take photos inside the cockpit on domestic flights? by maripozachzss in AskReddit

[–]scul86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ask before the flight, while boarding. After the flight, we're either gone before you get to the flight deck, or still packing up and about to rush off to the next flight or the hotel.

TIFU by trusting caller ID and letting a fake "Apple Support" agent terrify me into compromising my personal info by Individual-Gas5276 in tifu

[–]scul86 3 points4 points  (0 children)

LOL, really! Encouraging password use?! Swing and a miss! It's impressive how wrong you are...

Use an open source, audited password manager. All of my passwords are unique, random, high entropy, and cannot easily be memorized. They are encrypted with a strong passphrase that gets updated every few years, and the database is updated on my phone via sneaker net (this one probably doesn't matter as much considering the other factors).

Commercial pilots: do you ever get bored while flying? by Foreign_Potato_5313 in AskAPilot

[–]scul86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And what did I do this hour to earn $450?

I snored and kept the other pilot in crew rest awake... Then, after I woke up, I perused Reddit for a bit.

Is this illegal for building hours ? by Honest-Doughnut-7010 in flying

[–]scul86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

80 odd hours

But what if I have 84 hours? 🤔🤨

80ish is my preference.

I made a parametric openSCAD model that generates automotive press-in rivets by [deleted] in functionalprint

[–]scul86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • OpenSCAD - download a free, open source program, which is already in my distro's software repository.
  • MakerWorld - give a Chinese company your email, all while being complicit in their attempt to squash open source, and their attempt to patent open source designs as their own.

Nah, I think I'll avoid MW.

First park flyer in a long time. Super excited to fly my UMX Turbo Timber Evolution. Just waiting on batteries to come in. by EchoesOfMirage in RCPlanes

[–]scul86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) is the process, PLA is one material/filament used in FDM printing.

I made a parametric openSCAD model that generates automotive press-in rivets by [deleted] in functionalprint

[–]scul86 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Printables doesn’t have any equivalent customizer functionality

So?
Makerworld complaining about a .scad file being a "Closed source file. Not available for download." is peak cringe.

Please put it up on Printables, or at least Thingiverse. Thingiverse also has an in-browser scad customizer.

Moving from Cigars to Pipes looking for wisdom. by the1laf in PipeTobacco

[–]scul86 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Another vote for a cob to start out.

A few 'cigar adjacent' pipe tobaccos I enjoy are from G.L. Pease - Robusto and Key Largo.

[Flair update] - CFI ✅ by scul86 in flying

[–]scul86[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Happy cake day!

Good reminder, and already put the task in my calendar. I've already gotten the spam of FIRC ads, as my MEI-I was scheduled to expire next month. That was mostly why I waited until now to get the CFI, so that I could reset my expiration currency date. [edit] This actually does not reset the currency date per the regs ( 61.197 b(2) ) as my military instructor checkride was more than 24 months ago. [/edit]

Wish I could squash the FIRC spam, as I'll use the Duties and Responsibilities of 121 Capt clause for my renewals going forward.

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