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Even though most car insurance provides coverage for rental cars, any opinion on getting the extended Collision Damage Waiver from the rental company? Maybe it's an unnecessary expense, but I like the idea of paying a couple hundred extra bucks to potentially save a lot of hassle, increased...

I asked it to write about life in Taiwan after an invasion by China and got: If you get into anything remotely controversial, "insensitive", or rude, you get that little lecture. But it can be done. After a little more coaxing, I got it to write a diary from a Taiwanese perspective. Dear...

Both. For me, he had the knowledge of what my chances were of getting it, and exactly what documents were required without all the stress, uncertainty, and time of a deferral. Those are huge benefits.

Prevent stupidity, no. However, it's worth having a discussion about how we can create better margin for mistakes. I know I've made my share.

Sunset was 7:03 p.m, so it wouldn't have been too dark. Maybe landing/taking off at the private strip, or the crash site being close to it might just be a coincidence.

I love how, on threads like this, you'll hear all kinds of posts about how much people made on various positions. Very rarely will you hear anything about losses! It's like the Lake Wobegon effect applied to stocks.

I understand you, OP. I always loved flying in planes growing up. Thought I would love the training part-- but for the most part, I didn't. I mostly found it stressful. It got better later in training. As soon as I finished training, flying was mostly fun and stress-free again. Still true 12...

Has anyone stuck with it and been "less disappointed"? Are things getting any better?

Great video. While some of the music comments came across a bit harsh, they did get me thinking about sound design and how to improve my videos.

Yeah.. then you'd get a bunch of second-guessers here asking why you didn't save the plane and saying how parachutes invite complacency.

There's something to be said for Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. In 2006, in theory (or hypothesis), the market was just as likely to go up as down. But some people looked at irrationality in housing markets and thought, efficient markets or not, something had to give in the next...

Premiere does have so many weird bugs and quirks that I'm thinking of giving Resolve a try as well.

Are you using proxies in Adobe Premiere? I finally did after my 4K drone videos were bogging down Premiere so badly it was unusable. It's gotten me a couple of extra years out of my editing system. Import video, wait for the proxies to create, and boom. No lag. It's like an instant upgrade to...

Careful what you wish for. Acquisition cost is only the beginning in aviation. Sure, you might find some cheap planes. But as more old pilots die off and GA shrinks further, maintenance, parts, and fuel will become even more expensive. At some point, the vast network of public use airports that...

I understand. You understand. But the general public hears the term "rusty pilot" and some think of a barely coherent guy who hasn't touched controls in 20 years, and might become a smoking hole in the side of their house. Anyway, I'm not complaining, just adding a data point about the...

Thanks for the report. FWIW, a local clinic was really put off by the "Rusty Pilots" seminar name and its association with with BasicMed. The idea of a bunch of "Rusty Pilots" going through a couple hour seminar, getting signed off by their doctors, and getting back in the air was one factor...

Thanks for the video repost. I'm not instrument rated, but it sounds like they botched the departure *and* approach! At 3:40, the guy-on-the-left (there really is no PIC) puts the airplane in a big right turn because he thinks the DP calls for it. At 6:10, Jerry gets chatty with ATC and...

Since the plane squawks (7700) and talks to ATC about the emergency nature of the situation (and possibly listens/interacts with ATC), I don't anticipate that casual use will be a problem.

Nothing like posting a fun video of flying only to be roasted on POA-- thanks for sharing.

Just curious, by why is this? Gut feeling? We know the statistics are stacked against us. Flying is simply risky. If you're 6 times or so safer than the average pilot, you might be approaching the safety level of driving. But in that case you're probably a safer driver too.