Recent content by David Megginson

John Wanamaker: "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half." Child of the Magenta: "95% of the info on my glass panel is irrelevant at this moment in flight; the trouble is I don't know which ... [sound of impact]."

Well, granted that wouldn't apply to urban centres in Texas :), but it does as you move more towards the northeast. People in urban cores like Manhattan, downtown Toronto, etc. tend to interpret a pickup truck as "redneck" (which is unfortunate, both because "redneck" is a stupid stereotype, and...

And check all the answers with your instructor. :)

:) That depends on where you live. Around here (in an urban centre), arriving in a pickup truck would be far more effective.

While I was still in hospital a few weeks ago, the guy who cleaned our room every weekday had an amazing beard — the kind that sticks way out and takes years to grow and care for. A regular medical mask fit over his face with no problem. Then we had a major COVID outbreak in our unit on a...

It's not great, though, when a coin toss effectively decides the game.

Yes, when a soccer game goes to penalties, it's really hard to say which is the better team based on the final result. It's a bit like a recent NFL playoff game that went into overtime (do we already have a thread ranting about the way the NFL does overtime?).

Is the Daytona 500 soccer or curling? :rolleyes:

Congrats to Team Senegal for winning the Africa Cup of Nations! I'm so happy for my work colleagues in beautiful Dakar. ⚽ Don't feel left out: doesn't the U.S. have its own little sports event coming up in a week or two? ;)

Q: What do you call the person who graduated last in their year in medical school? A: "Doctor".

I had a different kind of reinforcement. I was an active contributor to the FlightGear open-source flight simulator at the time, and every time I noticed something new in the 172s I was training in, I'd make sure it worked the same way in the sim (including realistic instrument lag).

I can see how slips with flaps would be useful, so that the wearers wouldn't have to pull them all the way up in the john on a cold day.

A few hours is too soon to know. I was still scared before every flight and sick after at that point in my training. But like a junkie, I kept going back for more. :)

It's a good idea to brace your hand in turbulence whether you're using knobs or buttons or a touchscreen. I remember when I was using knobs to tune a waypoint in bad turbulence before I learned to brace, and it went something like this: A_ B_ W_ D_ DAA_ D_ C_ CZ_ CY_ C_ CYAA_ CY_ CYO_ etc. One...

I haven't used the GPS 175 with its smaller screen, but the GTN 650 still lets you do a lot with knobs if you want to (despite misinformation to the contrary from its competitor), and for the times you need to use the touch screen — like selecting a procedure, as you mention — it's a matter of...