Recent content by Albany Tom

:) Said no pilot ever!

I know that's the consensus, and it doesn't surprise me that there are standards, but I don't know of any study or evidence to indicate that there's a problem. On the other hand, they're also sometimes pointing loaded firearms at people that they don't haven't identified, so maybe there's some...

Yep, I'm familiar with free pistol, and not a fan. For some it works. That's a single shot event. The theory is that you don't disturb sight alignment, but I believe that any movement of the hand is going to affect alignment. With conventional pistol, in slow fire, you actually are using the...

I don't know that there's an appropriate trigger pull for the application of "killing your employee". That might sound like a smart a** response, but I am a bit familiar with trigger pull of competitive pistol shooting. For conventional pistol, the general concept is roughly that the trigger...

Wouldn't it be easier to have a list of aviation stories done by mainstream media where they get it right? I mean, along the lines of every once in a while a blind squirrel finds a nut kind of thing.

Wasn't Palindrome the guy with the business card that said "have gun will travel"? Or do I have him mixed up with someone that was in the artillery?

I like them both. I probably wouldn't notice if I saw one and the other were switched out for it. That said, I like the Skylane logo, and I like the drop shadow numbers. Also agree about not putting the decals over the latches. If for no other reason than it's a little distracting.

My bet is that it's a poor attempt at boosting retention/recruitment of the drone pilots. But I think they're going after the wrong demographic. Setup the drone pilots to be based in Florida, and recruit retired pilots who have to pee too often to want to fly actual fly 3 hour flights. The...

Not that I'm a fan, but I roughly remember a Gore Vidal quote along the lines of "the most dangerous people in the world are intelligent people. Not because they're any more malicious, but because they're capable of justifying anything." I would add to that, that especially in the scientific...

Do you mean at the attachment end, and does it have a thimble? Or at a pulley? A wire rope setup should last a really long time, like forever for a garage door. Sometimes the pulleys are too small and that causes the cable to wear prematurely. For 1/4" cable I believe you want more than 5 or...

It might be outside their jurisdiction, but perhaps as a next step, they ban any instance of pushing really hot objects off the edge of the earth, in an attempt to lower the overall temperature. You know, run a heat pump, make a bunch of stuff really hot, and push it off the edge.

This seems simple to me. If you have what you know is an actual firearm in your hand and you kill someone with it, it's your fault. If you can't figure out how to verify that won't happen, then don't do that. Very simple. He pointed a gun a someone, pulled the trigger, and killed them. To...

Did you hate your solos, or were you terrified during your solos? Asking because those are two different things to me. If you're terrified, it sounds like you weren't ready yet, but congratulations, you survived. I'm also wondering why you're thinking about cross country if you're not...

:) That's not crazy at all. It's awesome. You were practical enough to pick a career that let you pickup flying along the way, and retire if you want to. Now it's time to have some fun. Only young people in this are the 2 backup singers, and it's not just good: It's all about having fun.

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