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PilotSpin doesn't close or lock threads. Whatever your political persuasion, if you thoughtfully post, you'll get thoughtful replies. If you insist on labeling, name-calling, stereotyping, trying to shut down a discussion with hateful noise, or other such behaviors, you'll just get ignored, as...

I just thought this was kind of cool. My favorite IMAX movie was the one where the choppers dangle guys working on high-voltage power lines. No need for anything to become highly charged. That, as we know, is settled...

An re-insurance company taking a purely evidence-based look at what they consider the high, medium and low risks our world faces. Most interestingly, change is happening so fast now that calculating risk based on past happenings isn't as reliable as it once was...

I volunteered to be the organizer of our family's emergency plan. We live near a nuclear site, and downwind from an active volcano. Our son-in-law is a geologist who informs us about subduction zones ... and we just generally have become more aware that a little pre-planning, beyond candles and...

While hiking at Mt. Rainier National Park a couple of weeks ago, we saw this vehicle in the parking lot. It had Swiss license plates, cute stickers saying "Suisse" and such. It looks armored, but was definitely civilian, and parked in with the other hikers' cars in the day lot. When we...

And it was epic! A 92-year-old gentleman spoke about his time in WWII as a tailgunner in a B-17. He also was in charge of the camera, and passed around amazing, big B&W prints of some of the bomb damaged areas of Europe. They trained by dismantling the gun and putting it back together...

I am tardy in reporting that my husband and I now own an airplane. It is his dream. I have placed a photograph of said airplane in the avatar thingie at left. See how it is sticking its nose into our lives?:D Before the purchase, I started to "share" with him what I learned about C175's from...

On other threads it seems we have established that pilots are often geeky, and that perhaps ADHD in a pilot is a good thing because it helps them multitask. I seek further understanding. In terms of focusing on one thing very well, is situational awareness one "thing?" Similarly, is...

I am working on some concerns about my husband's flying. He is quite intelligent and capable, but he glazes over and waves me off when I try to bring this subject up. My questions: 1) How often should a pilot fly in order to truly stay safe? I have seen (online search) anywhere from 50 to...