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A month ago in a Qatar 787 dropping to 800’ with a decent rate of -3000 fpm. Also just after takeoff. Stated reason was loss of SA. “The first officer was flying the aircraft manually and without flight director indications, and lost situational awareness, sending the aircraft into a 3,000...

NTSB preliminary report released: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106577/pdf… Two interesting bits: "Cockpit voice recorder data were both overwritten." and "NTSB attempted to interview the American Airlines flight crew three different times...

My optometrist does this as well. As I mentioned above, I have bifocals on order. If I can't adjust to them, or don't like them, I may give progressives another try, but using one of the brands of lenses mentioned in this thread. My first set was not good, but I didn't focus (ha ha) on the...

Our 12-yo son is also deeply interested in aviation and wants to be a pilot. He's been diagnosed with ADHD and is lightly medicated. We aren't sure that he'll be able to go off meds and pass the exams, so at this point we continue to encourage him to explore different areas of aviation. But...

That was my problem. When my head was level, the sides of the )( were out of focus. If I dropped my head and looked through the upper portion of the lens, the peripheral vision improved, but it was not comfortable over long durations and I never got used to holding my head that way. We'll see...

This is correct for day vision, but for night vision the rods are primarily used, and are not in the center of the eye. Which is why most night vision occurs from peripheral vision. From: CFI Notebook Because rods are mostly located away from the fovea, they are responsible for peripheral...

Yes, that was the reason for the brackets, I’ll start renting a SR20 and then move to the SR22T when the CSIP agrees it’s time (the rental company doesn’t have any SR22 NAs).

OP, I’m in a scarily similar situation as your. I’m working on my PPL in two different Cessnas, 172S with a G1000 and a 172M with analog gauges and a GTN650. I’ve been forced to switch between them due to maintenance, but I’ve enjoyed flying both. I plan to buy a Cirrus SR22[TN] eventually...

The issue of bias concerns me the most. I saw someone post two prompts which were identical except the subjects were different, prominent political figures on different sides of the political spectrum. ChatGPT happily gushed about one of them while refusing to respond to the other one. That...

You can achieve what you’re trying to do with Gmail and the Gmail client. But the mental model is a bit different. I had to get used to this when switching from Outlook at work to Workspace. The key is that unless you archive the emails, they all stay in your Inbox. But you can apply labels...

We also switched to YouTube TV several years ago after trying Hulu (the one with all the channels and no ads). What I like about streaming is I don’t have to pay per-TV for a cable/satellite box. We have something like 8 TVs in our home and 3 in our condo, and it’s the same base price with no...

I don’t see much discussion of using an XBox for a flight sim, but I’m finding it pretty decent. Here’s my setup. I went this route as it was less $$ for the entire setup, compared to the PC alone. XBox Series X ($575) MS Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary edition Platinum Edition ($119)...

Yes, the only way to do it is with a season pass, and as was mentioned above, buy as soon as they go on sale. We have a place in Steamboat, so we buy the Ikon passes. About 4 days is break-even if you ski on prime days (which we do). 100% avoid Golden. While prices are nice, I-70 is a mess...

I've had to RetraxPRO XR. Pricy but I like that it's one hand open / close, bed stays pretty dry (not 100% waterproof), and it's lockable at any location. I was hauling my elk tent into the mountains and the ridgepoles stuck out of the bed. Just closed the cover as much as possible and locked...

I’m still a student pilot so I’m far from needing a BFR and am new enough to POA I can’t even post links. But backcountry or mountain flying is my vote. Living in Colorado it will be my first training after my PPL. There are a few I’ve looked at: Flywithia.com (this one is probably the most...

Interesting idea stalled by government bureaucracy. But this line in the article sounds quite scary (my emphasis): “We can now see over 75 engine parameters in real time with engine running or shut down, view past engine log memory to see exact conditions at time of fault, and even turn fuel...

Congrats! I also passed my PPL written exam today. I’m a long way from my check ride. I had a kidney transplant 2 months ago, so my medical will take a bit of time (est 3-6 months). I’m taking my time with my flight lessons as I [im]patiently wait for my medical. Hopefully I should be good...