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Wow, really makes you wonder how someone keeps all of that bottled up long enough to get through the hiring process.

Commercial operators are already held to a higher standard, but that standard must still be reasonable. Expecting recreational pilots to drop thousands of dollars on immediate inspections because of a single failure in a very large sample is likely not reasonable; expecting commercial operators...

Not sure what you're talking about. I am aware of the ERAU accident, but my comment has nothing to do with that particular event. Whether or not a flight is revenue-generating has no bearing on safety of flight; the airplane doesn't know whether it's working for hire or not. Decisions on...

Southwest has an unquestionable and largely incomparable safety record in the industry established over several decades. They didn't get to that record being run by people who "fool themselves" regarding maintenance and operations. Prior to this recent incident, to my knowledge Southwest had...

Not sure where the predictions of ADs are coming from. One failure, without an identified root cause? Seems to me that any airframe could be compromised by improper operation, but there should be much less of a fleet risk for an otherwise stout airframe not certificated for aerobatics. What...

From what I’ve seen, conventional SN rated oil is quite common on the shelves of every Walmart, auto parts store, or convenience store, at least in the eastern half of the U.S. Selection is often limited to 5W30 and 10W30, though it seems that many/most newer vehicles recommend or require a...

Anyone ever use this? Available at Rural King stores, carries API SN rating, and the full synthetic version is also Dexos certified. Wisdom elsewhere on the Internet suggests that it’s rebadged Citgo, and the VOAs I’ve seen look pretty decent. Or, really good if you consider the price. Just...

If you never bother the person in seat 32D (or anyone else around you), no one would ever claim your behavior as an issue. Again, it boils down to whether you prioritize concern about how your behavior (or that of your kid/pet) may impact others around you when you are in public. Some people...

I never made any such comment about my kids. However, with respect to the behavior of kids, pets, or adults, it really comes down to the consideration of others. It has nothing to do with opinion. JKG

Nope, nothing subjective about it. If my kids (or your pets) don't disturb other people--in the sense that no one really knows they're there--then they're well-behaved. Pretty hard to say that a kid (or pet) who doesn't cause a ruckus, bump into people, make obnoxious noises, or otherwise act...

I never claimed that my kids were exceptional, but they demonstrate mature behavior in public for good reason: that's how they were taught. Well-behaved dogs are no different. In my experience, there are probably far more well-behaved kids than there are well-behaved pets. The meaning of...

That right there is causing most of the problem. The ADA doesn't permit a business to request or require anything that actually demonstrates the legitimacy of the service dog (and generally only dogs are protected under the ADA), including asking for documentation or demonstration of the...

Seems to me that if the entire thread is permitted, nothing so far inside of it qualifies for a “lock,” though I do think that it’s run its course. JKG

Perhaps, but there is no difference in human nature between a Catholic and any other individual, religious or not. JKG

If you honestly believe that the Catholic Church is successful at maintaining control of a singular message, or is capable of in any way being held accountable by the people in the pews (at least those not otherwise well connected), then you either don’t get around much or aren’t paying...

They are based on mathematics (though long-shot odds), and the lotto promises nothing but money in return. That’s a bit different that the reasons that most people donate to religious ministries. In addition, it would be constitutionally difficult to regulate religious ministries in the U.S...

If you were better informed, I suspect that you would be surprised. It is unfortunately human nature to create and rally around a “cult of personality,” and the church is not immune. It happens in business, politics, entertainment, medicine, aviation, and every other area of life. The...

Yep, I get it. These debates usually boil down to some form of an argument against freedom of religion from those who think they have a better answer. Those folks should be a lot more concerning to a free society than the total sum of bad egg preachers. JKG