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What do Boston, Dallas, Denver, and New York City have in common at the moment?

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Boeing is facing ten more ‘safe and sound’ whistleblowers after two die suddenly Former employees Joshua Dean, 45, and John Barrett, 62, died unexpectedly earlier this year after speaking out against the beleagured US aircraft manufacturer https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/boeing-wh...

Boeing forced to scrub first crewed Starliner launch to the space station The launch attempt was called off roughly two hours ahead of the planned liftoff. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/boeing-scrubs-starliner-crewed-launch-rcna150843 NASA and Boeing were forced to stand down from an attemp...

OFSO wrote: ↑

Mon May 06, 2024 11:12 am

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If it says not available
Turn off all alerts, then on again

Thanks.
Whatever I did worked.
Don't know how it got changed.

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FAA opens new probe into Boeing, this time involving 787 Dreamliner inspections https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/06/business/faa-opens-new-probe-into-boeing-this-time-involving-dreamliner-inspections/index.html Investigators are probing whether Boeing employees failed to perform some quality inspections...

Australia’s Qantas to pay $79 million to settle ‘ghost flights’ case https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/06/business/australia-qantas-ghost-flights-settlement-hnk-intl/index.html Sydney — Qantas Airways has agreed to pay 120 million Australian dollars ($79 million) to settle a lawsuit over the sale of thou...

Israel to close Al Jazeera news network in the country https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/05/middleeast/israel-al-jazeera-closure-intl/index.html CNN — Israel has ordered the closure of Al Jazeera in the country, a move the Qatar-based news network called a “criminal act.” Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin...

My MiFit 6 is having communication difficulties connecting to my Samsung Galaxy 9+ (a 4G phone that needs to come into the age of 5G),
The band syncs with the phone to give sleep results but no longer receives notifications of calls or texts.
Couldn't find anything online as to a remedy.

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I don't know what they did about the heatshield but the last article did say that they had to rework some of the parachute components.
Only possibly the two most critical components for reentry.
I would be sweating.

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Boac wrote: ↑

Sun May 05, 2024 4:57 pm

At least this one will only be an earth orbit re-entry and not a lunar transfer one.

How much faster is reentry speed for trans lunar vs. earth orbit?

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If that was the only problem that required a "little" rework...maybe.

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How to watch the first crewed flight of Boeing’s long-awaited Starliner spacecraft https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/05/world/boeing-starliner-launch-preview-scn/index.html Boeing’s spaceflight program may reach a significant milestone Monday night with the launch of its Starliner spacecraft, carrying — ...

Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Double holiday yesterday...Kentucky Derby and Star Wars Day.
Add in the fact that all three occurred on a weekend will probably lead to massive partying aftereffects.

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Aviation record-setter: Dick Rutan, first to fly around the world without refueling, dies at 85 Rutan achieved the milestone with Jeana Yeager when they departed Edwards Air Force Base flying for 9 days in a specially constructed aircraft designed by his brother https://www.abc15.com/obituaries/avi...

Weber's Blue Agave (Agave tequilana)
I actually have one. I fear it will be quite some time before I cane harvest it and make a very small batch of my own.
Until then I will have to buy.

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60" on wall across from the foot of the bed.
I can read sub titles and captions without the use of glasses.

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Went with D#1 (the newly minted CFI) to an informal get-together with alumni of the college flight program. There were 20+ former A&P and flight students and a scattering of spouses. Eight of us overlapped as students and/or instructors, two of whom are now running the program. Two father / daughter...

Happy Star Wars Day!
May The Fourth Be With You.

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Just make sure you take along some marshmallows for toasting.

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American pilots pilot debriefing New technology encourages flight reviews without punitive threats. https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2024/05/04/american-airlines-technology-encourages-more-flight-reviews/ American Airlines has become the first U.S. carrier allowing every pilot to confi...