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Learned something today.

It was a long time ago but I haven't seen any videos since. Is he still posting them?

https://www.redbull.com/in-en/episodes/mojave-test-pilot-breaking-the-day-s01-e01 (apologies it was a quickie, no a cozy, but I was close)

I really, really agree. On the one had the guys is a fricking marvel of human ingenuity and skill. I'm in absolute awe. On the other hand he's not a tailwheel jedi, and he's not exactly approaching these flights like Elliot Seguin... although even Elliot seems to have hung up his test flight...

Glad he wasn't hurt.

The hump in the middle is such a strange thing for a runway. Is that a grandfathered standard?

https://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-balloon-festival-radio-tower-4039dce175891ac7aba266d6c2b1a95d

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2024/10/11/louisville-plane-crash-3-people-injured-after-small-plane-crashes/75636810007/

https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/431413 Not sure if this one got posted.

I thought the wind differences between inside & outside the eye were huge.

How do these hurricane hunting planes pass through the eyewall (and back) without getting absolutely obliterated? Are they made of Mithril? 3k fpm climb rates sound great in the world of GA but how is that enough to survive Cat 5 Hurricanes? Inquiring minds, and all that...

Damn. Experienced folks making mistakes is always a gut punch.

Looks like the link is paywalled. Returned and landed with no issues. https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-duluth

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/07/qantas-r-rated-movie-flight-daddio-apology

Good luck. Wait times are rough right now.

Failure modes are hard. The system has to know it has failed, and know it reliably. Dimming the screen or putting a sticky note over it are very good solutions to a complicated problem.

No explaination https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106783/pdf

Get the trombone out… https://www.thedailybeast.com/nearly-200-evacuate-after-boeing-plane-engine-bursts-into-flames-just-before-takeoff

No idea. All I know is my DPE grilled me like a prawn over CFI expiration minutia... I've still got charing lol