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Around 650. Started my first flying job as a CFI this year.

Keep an even number on you flying west.

I grew some chocolate habaneros last year and ate one raw. It had me crying with snot coming out of my nose and my mouth felt like it was on fire. Great flavor though and overall strangely enjoyable. The greek yogurt I had greatly reduced the pain, moreso than milk.

Been there. it's worth paying more money for better maintained planes.

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Well well, I was wondering whose Planet Saturn bus was always parked there. Now we know.

Oops my bad

I completely agree. I haven't flown the RNAV circle to land yet, but the first time I flew OKB VOR-A down to minimums was literally an eye opening experience. It was also allowed, unlike circling 27R at night.

27R has MIRL and REIL

Not much more to it than that. I don't know about LJs but it sounds like he accepted an approach to a runway he couldn't safely land on. He then tried to get around that nighttime IFR procedure restriction. I don't think tower should have cleared him for it either. If knew he couldn't do the...

That seems to be the sweet spot for disorientation, right after takeoff into IMC + a turn after departure.

Almost the same thing happened to me as a ST. Decided not to make any changes and fly straight & level and I was out of it in a few seconds although it felt like eternity.

I especially like where Jerry tells his co-pilots not to take controls yet and then purposely steepens his turn to what looks like 60*, then handing the controls to him.

Thanks Listening Now. A few other things to note about San Diego weather today, There are AirMets for Turbulence, Mountain Observation, and high surface winds. Most fields in the area are MVFR.

I would edit the title if I could, I don't consider a Cessna 340 a small plane, but maybe some in the media do. A note about San Diego today, the winds are unusually strong and gusty.