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It was, at its creation, safer to drink than water. The residual alcohol, combined with the boiling of the wort, eliminated biological impurities.

After 3 of these, I'd probably lose the ability to count, too.

That's only because of the cost of replacement is so eye-wateringly high. Think of it like Cuba in the 80's. The streets were filled with 1950's US automobiles -- not because the whole country were classic car fans, but because they could not get US-sourced vehicles to replace their existing...

- The Victors (1898) Go Blue!

Even Three Mile Island wasn't "Three Mile Island". Too many people confuse it with that Jane Fonda flick. The Mandela Effect is real. (E.g., "I can see Russia from my house!")

If they're not letting me walk through their building without paying $50, I'm ****ing on their red carpet. ETA: "Just be reasonable" goes both ways.

Chargeback the unauthorized charges. Then have a discussion about what -- if anything -- you owe and are willing to pay.

I'm already sold on the benefits of GenAv, but I'd say that makes the case for flying in pretty cleanly.

I wouldn't ever expect an FBO (or any for-profit business) to guide me in how to avoid using their services and paying them accordingly. No knock on them for that, per se, it's just not in their interest -- so long as they aren't deceptive about how they get pilots on their ramp. I would not...

Mobility trumps density. Mobility vs. density in American history, (Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution) ht, Is Mobility More Important than Density? (Ilya Somin, Volokh Conspiracy)

I think it is good to discuss the known weakness of the system. I compare it to teaching VFR pilots about the foibles of the whiskey compass (i.e., north-loving tendencies; ANDS). For example, I have lingering suspicions about ADS-B, because it relies upon the cooperation of the aircraft...

My understanding of GPS spoofing is that it affects all receivers equally, and is not targeted to a particular receiver. You couldn't (easily) guide a particular westbound aircraft 1,000 ft lower into an eastbound aircraft on the same airway, opposite direction, without the eastbound aircraft...

I'm aware of people using such a scheme (I'll refrain from calling it a 'scam') to try gaming school district boundaries. In Long Island's Nassau County, NY, (likewise among other suburbs) the value of a piece of land varies greatly according to which school district its owner/resident is...

Block Island (KBID) -- breakfast/lunch at airport, or hike down the hill to the ferry port (cab back uphill); rent a bike for a ride around. Second for Martha's Vineyard, specifically Katama Airpark (1B2). Manicured grass field; there is a food outlet on field; south parking is literally...

Oh, my! [Clutches pearls.] We can't stand for the advance of freedom, human mobility and quality of life if it means some regional district bureaucrat's perceived sense of self-importance might be diminished! :eek:

I might be tempted to say the "Space" part is not aerodynamic, while the "Aeronautics" part is. Is rocketry and space flight "Aviation"? Maybe not, but it is still aerodynamic. As an engineering student my aerodynamics class did a lab project predicting drag and its effect on trajectory of...

That is PRECISELY how to keep aviation marginalized forever. Usage will never grow under the mindset of "You're not TOUGH ENOUGH to handle this, BRAH!" We'd make five million new pilots if we spent a fraction of that energy on lowering the hurdles so the process didn't require super-human...

It can't be a priority for them when frequent bad weather makes cancellation unavoidable. Schools are concentrated in the southeast and desert southwest for a reason. No excuse for not calling, though. Could be the need to cancel wasn't certain, and they didn't want to risk waiving off a...

Intersection departure was cited as an issue in the Bonanza that went down just after departing rwy 24 at KISP last month. It may not have been causal, but it sure limited the pilot's options when the engine failed.