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casey
Jul 28, 2014 18:19
headline should be "Delta captain makes an early turn leaving the ramp, has a meltdown when confronted"
CGCampbell
Jul 25, 2014 15:53
roflmfao... deviant geckos in space
voretaq7
Jul 25, 2014 15:44
Today's best news headline: "Satellite full of sexually experimental geckos adrift in space" - I'm NOT EVEN KIDDING! http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/russia-loses-control-of-satellite-full-of-geckos-9628002.html
Tweeted by voretaq7 on July 25, 2014 at 3:43 PM
user35386
Jul 25, 2014 15:41
Russians again: independent.co.uk/news/science/…
falstro
Jul 15, 2014 16:55
"...and multi-colored marshmallow shapes, the latter making up over 25 percent of the cereal's volume" because, if your kids didn't act as if they were on speed already...
Farhan
Jul 9, 2014 17:40
@voretaq7 This one is the complete animation liked the music by the end
Danny Beckett
Jul 4, 2014 16:09
Airbus' new patent for cockpitless planes
voretaq7
Jul 1, 2014 15:53
Back when you could install a memory expansion card in an ISA slot and the bus speed was close enough to RAM speed that you'd not notice the difference :)
Federico
Jun 26, 2014 08:14
"Note: This suggestion is made for the sole purpose of assisting to define a search area. The determination of the actual factors involved in the loss of MH370 are the responsibility of the accident investigation authority and not the SSWG. "
start the countdown to the first (of many) news outlet that will completely disregard the note
voretaq7
Jun 25, 2014 20:52
@falstro ...you aim the claw side at their hand.
voretaq7
Jun 25, 2014 14:45
@falstro that's a problem though - you get 2 pages of crap that you skip over and one day you may scan past something that matters..
falstro
Jun 25, 2014 14:43
Parenting teaches an important game development lesson: they are going to break your shit.
Tweeted by locust9 on June 25, 2014 at 2:29 PM
Federico
Jun 20, 2014 17:20
user image
falstro
Jun 19, 2014 17:07
Oh, and first laser strike accident: avherald.com/h?article=47617f68
voretaq7
Jun 18, 2014 03:34
"For additional acceleration turn vent diverter to footwell position. Throttle cable travel will be increased by 1/8-inch"
voretaq7
Jun 18, 2014 02:55
"YES you fuckers, because I have a goddamn pilot's license and they don't want to write a life policy!"
voretaq7
Jun 18, 2014 02:51
@JayCarr "Listen, I can only talk to you if I'm lying down staring at the ceiling. No it's not a psychiatric thing, dealing with bureaucrats makes me want to punch people, and if I can't see you I'm less likely to hit you!"
voretaq7
Jun 10, 2014 20:07
Another #heartbleed #doge inspired by @seveas --> http://t.co/wjEAomhIlv
Tweeted by voretaq7 on April 9, 2014 at 9:08 PM
Farhan
Jun 9, 2014 17:15
Well, it turns out that I love food more than rep.
voretaq7
Jun 9, 2014 17:13
@Farhan "Every other pilot (who hasn't done it) will make merciless fun of you."
casey
Jun 5, 2014 01:42
The people over at APA said they get a good laugh checking people out there. "When do lean on the ground?" "never" "ok, when do you lean then?" "generally above 3000 ft" "what is field elevation here" "oh..."
voretaq7
Jun 4, 2014 21:07
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Jun 4, 2014 15:32
Bret Copeland has made a change to the feeds posted into this room
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May 27, 2014 12:49
This Day in Aviation: 27 May 1958
posted on May 27, 2014 by Bryan Swopes

27 May 1958: At Lambert Field, St. Louis, Missouri, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation test pilot (and future company president) Robert C. Little made the first flight of the YF4H-1 prototype. The twin-engine Mach 2+ airplane was the first pre-production model of a new U.S. Navy fleet defense interceptor that would be developed into the legendary F-4 Phantom II fighter bomber. […] The post 2…

ratchet freak
May 26, 2014 20:27
until you push the controls full forward and increase power
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May 25, 2014 09:45
This Day in Aviation: 25 May 1927
posted on May 25, 2014 by Bryan Swopes

25 May 1927: At Wright Field, now Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, First Lieutenant James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, United States Army Air Corps, was the first pilot to successfully perform an outside loop. Flying a Curtiss P-1B Hawk pursuit, he began the maneuver in level flight at 10,000 feet (3,048 meters), then pushed the nose down into a […] The post 25 May 192…

Jay Carr
May 23, 2014 22:39
@fooot The only problem with that theory is that Federico got a lot of votes early because he answered several hour earlier. And I'm not sure that question is going to get enough traffic for that advantage to be overcome (if it would be).
voretaq7
May 23, 2014 20:08
I personally prefer "A rotating mass of metal fatigue, surrounded by an oil leak, in search of a zip code in which to have an NTSB investigation."
casey
May 22, 2014 18:51
@BretCopeland you have to learn COBOL to demand those kind of rates!
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May 20, 2014 09:43
This Day in Aviation: 19 May 1976
posted on May 19, 2014 by Bryan Swopes

19 May 1976: A Strategic Air Command Boeing B-52D Stratofortress eight-engine bomber took off from Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas on a training flight. As the airplane’s landing gear was retracting, the hydraulic system failed leaving the right front gear with its 2-wheel bogie partially retracted and unlocked.  The hydraulic system failure also disabled the […] The pos…

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May 20, 2014 04:46
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Q: Aviation Acronyms

LnafzigerAviation is full of acronyms that are very often not obvious. Where can we look if we come across one that we aren't familiar with?

discussion faq acronyms
flyingfisch
May 19, 2014 17:04
there is mud at 20,000 feet?
casey
May 19, 2014 15:57
@allquixotic only fly on 787s, they only depressurize to 6000'
falstro
May 16, 2014 14:10
skyvector.com
Farhan
May 16, 2014 13:46
@voretaq7 You lead a very colorful life.
voretaq7
May 13, 2014 18:54
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voretaq7
May 12, 2014 17:31
"Look you stupid bastard you've got no empennage left!"
voretaq7
May 8, 2014 20:11
@JasonLowenthal . . . yes, but only because I would have to pay for the engine teardown if I used the propeller to chop up users :)
voretaq7
May 8, 2014 20:07
But if there's an actual emergency and you forgot to read the scroll you suffer a -10 penalty to all actions until either the emergency crew drags you away or a member of your party clubs you over the head and drags you away :)
Jason Lowenthal
May 8, 2014 20:03
@falstro It's that new Role Playing Game about flight...
falstro
May 8, 2014 19:46
1. apt-get dist-upgrade
2. pray
3. ...
4. profit!
voretaq7
May 8, 2014 19:45
Ubuntu: An ancient African word meaning "hahahaha you though the upgrade was gonna be easy!"
voretaq7
May 8, 2014 17:06
@JayCarr It also helps when the simple questions aren't STUPID-simple like "Herp Derp What's An Engine" -- thankfully we don't have that problem yet :-)
voretaq7
May 6, 2014 20:02
"I for one welcome a career change to serve our new robotic overlords!"
voretaq7
May 6, 2014 17:10
I do find it amusing that I technically need a station license for my handheld according to the FCC.
falstro
May 6, 2014 13:55
defectivebydesign.org/dayagainstdrm
Bret Copeland
May 5, 2014 19:29
Of course they're real. You can't store things in a database if they're not real.
falstro
Apr 26, 2014 05:20
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voretaq7
Apr 25, 2014 21:12
@Farhan "niner" has a practical (international) rationale behind it: Nine and Nein are phonetically identical over the radio, so it's hard to determine if Hitler is refusing landing clearance, or assigning a runway
voretaq7
Apr 25, 2014 18:24
@BretCopeland HoverCat is Day VFR only - it has no electrical system :)
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