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Oh I'm all for Dubai being the testing ground (sky?) for that. Geebus. Seriously, I think there are so many things wrong with that drone air taxi design I can't even go into it. I mean, yay if it ever actually works, but I see a lot of dead passengers. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

After reading the story, I can only assume the guy jumped out without a parachute and killed himself. There was no background info on the guy in that story so I can't say for sure what his deal was. Consider the logic of that though. Not that suicide requires a lot of logic, but why jump when you could just as easily drive the plane into the ground and be sure you're not killing others? quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

Oh, this has happened more than once. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

I'm less concerned about this particular ban. I can see where there could be a particular case or two where it makes sense if there is intel to support it. That said, it doesn't take a whole hell of a lot of explosives to down an airplane. I think most modern cell phone packaging has enough volume. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

If you're going to fake your own death this way, be sure to send the plane out to sea where is is unlikely to be found. I'm surprised by the number of people who forget that detail. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

Maybe check with an A&P and consider the weight gains. I mean, I have no clue what that stuff weighs. Do you? quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

Not "everyone." quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

It ain't the skydivers people hate. It's human rights violations and theocracy. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

There needs to be a rule where anyone predicting the "rapture" date certain and it doesn't happen on that date MUST kill himself. Why? Because that person has done harm to his fellow man. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

Possible one of the ads is a bad actor and attempting to do bad things. Sadly, this is the world we live in. I HIGHLY recommend tightening up your security preferences regarding java executions and whatnot. I'd also highly recommend scanning your computer for viruses since this has popped up. As long as your system is catching them, you're probably okay as long as you continue to decline. That said, it sucks ass if you accidentally accept. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

I especially like how called it "unprecedented." I don't think he knows what words mean. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

Better still, Ronald Reagan. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

The point was to eliminate the deduction for the rich since they are by far the greatest beneficiaries. It makes no sense whatsoever for the average person to have to kick in more taxes because a rich dude is hiring an accountant to do his. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

Want to simplify the tax code? Remove the deduction for having your taxes prepared. I'm serious. You'd see Congress scrambling to make it so simple a five year old could fill it out. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

Not only possible, but the numbers seem to indicate it is exactly what has happened. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

Of course, but shouldn't be necessary in a 172. I don't know if a C-172 will recover from a full spin by removing all pilot inputs. Generally they will given enough altitude as long as nothing else goofy has happened like a weight shift or something. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

Yes. Sorry about that. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

I remember a line from a movie. It was said by a college professor (maybe Robin Williams?) to a disruptive student and it went something like, "you're just passing through here. I live here." I'm not saying that gives the generals more right to say what goes on, but Trump rightfully ought to be thought of as a tourist rather than a career professional when it comes to running government. I'm not advocating a coup, but I can definitely see there being a time Trump wants to do something and the generals collectively saying no. That's not to say I want the generals running the government, but rather being the second hand on the fail safe key. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

Current guidance is to teach spin recognition and avoidance to student pilots. It's generally considered reasonable for a person to get instruction in fully developed spins for their commercial certificate. And spin training is mandatory for flight instructor candidates. Considering the student here already had a commercial certificate, it's not unreasonable to assume this flight may have been in preparation for his CFI certificate. Generally three turns is considered the incipient phase and anything after that can be considered fully developed. Depending on the specific C-172 letter model, spins may not be approved beyond that. This particular plane was approved for spins as long as weight and balance were within certain limits and it appears as if they were. Generally speaking spins are pretty damn safe in a C-172; reduce throttle, shove the nose down to break the stall, recover by leveling the wings and returning to level flight. Hell, if the plane was reasonably trimmed before entry, 90 percent of the time in a C-172 or C-152 a person could just let go of the control wheel and the plane would recover itself (assuming there's reasonable altitude remaining). All of the above said, weird shit happens. All it takes is a loose bolt jiggling around and getting wedged into control cables or whatnot. A loose bolt rattling around normally isn't a big deal in 1g. Go inverted (which is pretty much what happens at the entry to the spin) and have stuff floating around and well, that's killed more than a few famous stunt pilots. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

Emphasis mine. That ship sailed one nano second after it was announced. The only person who appears to have NOT known was the man who signed the paper putting him there, Trump. And I don't mean because Trump put faith in Bannon, but because Trump didn't actually understand what he was signing. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

With a tuition of $60k? There is precisely -one- film school in LA even vaguely worth that and the reasoning has zero to do with learning how to make films. If it's the school I'm thinking of, then quit skydiving and start working/socializing with writer/director students in the previous year's class as well as your own. Help -anyone- who wants you on their crew. Otherwise, you're wasting your money. I can think of at least a couple where if you're paying that for tuition, you have been royally fucked over. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

And what film school? quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

You're in Utah; right? quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

How the hell is it even vaguely possible the Trump vetting of Flynn was that bad? You don't believe it was known? Are you admitting your entire Administration is fucking incompetent? quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver

As a "joke" perhaps. In reality, I'm reasonably certain the first real waterboarding you got would change your mind. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver