If you are not comfortable with it, don't do it.
If you feel you should be comfortable doing it, seek out further training to build your skillset higher and boost your confidence.
NEVER let anyone convince you to do something you do not feel is safe to do so.
Having your car in a lower gear puts additional strain on all the driveline of the car, not just the transmission.
Entering a hill, unless excessively steep, will require very little brake effort to keep a reasonable speed. Putting the vehicle into a lower gear puts additional load on the...
The Suzuki I would be reluctant to do anything with as they are know to have transmission issues so playing around with that would be asking for problems.
For the Suburban you can get a different TCM for it as well as have it rebuilt with some different internals. I would highly recommend doing...
Fruit Loops, you eat them until the roof of your mouth is so cut up you cant eat any more.....then switch to Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
Glad I have kids so my wife does not think I'm crazy for waking up early on the weekends to watch cartoons anymore.
What vehicles are you working with? I have done this for a few older vehicles.
Can be done electronically but if it is all mechanical you would either need to manually select the gear you wish (if possible as some you may not be able to select) or there are thing you can do internally on the...
You did the right thing as it could have been serious. However your doctor should have addressed it at the time and done any testing at that time.
I would have a word with your doctor as things like this, if left open to interpretation, can cause some serious issues for a pilot. Not to mention...
From some one up north (near Vancouver, Canada) I can say that this has become normal place. It is not expressed so much in our news networks here but suicide has most certainly increased. It is a very sad state of things here.
So many jobs lost, homes and ways of life due to the lock downs and...