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- Sun May 05, 2024 2:57 pm
- Forum: Where Are They Now
- Topic: Departed During 2024
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5023
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Re: Departed During 2024
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...
- Sat May 04, 2024 10:05 pm
- Forum: Crewroom
- Topic: Trivia Question of the Day
- Replies: 3097
- Views: 85525
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Re: Trivia Question of the Day
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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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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- Sat May 04, 2024 7:42 pm
- Forum: Crewroom
- Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
- Replies: 19901
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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
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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I can read sub titles and captions without the use of glasses.
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- Sat May 04, 2024 7:39 pm
- Forum: Crewroom
- Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
- Replies: 19901
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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...
- Sat May 04, 2024 6:50 pm
- Forum: Crewroom
- Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
- Replies: 19901
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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
Happy Star Wars Day!
May The Fourth Be With You.
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May The Fourth Be With You.
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- Sat May 04, 2024 6:29 pm
- Forum: Space Related (& Freight) Ops
- Topic: SLS Roll-out
- Replies: 55
- Views: 40411
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Re: SLS Roll-out
Just make sure you take along some marshmallows for toasting.
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- Sat May 04, 2024 5:57 pm
- Forum: Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
- Topic: New Self-Assessment Tool for American Airlines Pilots
- Replies: 3
- Views: 75
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New Self-Assessment Tool for American Airlines Pilots
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...
- Sat May 04, 2024 5:19 am
- Forum: Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
- Topic: Passengers Behaving Badly
- Replies: 97
- Views: 18020
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Re: Passengers Behaving Badly
Passenger who disrupted flight ordered to pay United Airlines more than $20,000 The passenger was being "unruly and physically combative" on a flight from the U.S. to London, according to a court document. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/passenger-disrupted-flight-ordered-pay-united-airlines-2...
- Fri May 03, 2024 6:06 pm
- Forum: Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
- Topic: Passengers Behaving Badly
- Replies: 97
- Views: 18020
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Snakes on a Plane?
Bag of snakes found in passenger's pants at Miami International Airport According to an X post on Tuesday, TSA agents made the surprising discovery on April 26. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weird-news/bag-snakes-found-passengers-pants-miami-international-airport-rcna150611 According to an X post by...
- Fri May 03, 2024 6:03 pm
- Forum: Space Related (& Freight) Ops
- Topic: China Shoots For The Moon
- Replies: 0
- Views: 58
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China Shoots For The Moon
China launches Chang'e 6 lunar probe, revving up space race with U.S. The first-of-its-kind mission aims to bring back samples from the far side of the moon and is the latest step in a rapidly advancing Chinese space program. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/china-launches-change-6-lunar-probe...
- Fri May 03, 2024 4:00 pm
- Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
- Topic: WTF is happening in the UK?
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- Views: 220811
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- Fri May 03, 2024 1:10 pm
- Forum: Aviation Incidents
- Topic: More Boeing Bad News
- Replies: 1055
- Views: 55565
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Re: More Boeing Bad News
Boeing has lost $32 billion since 2019, with no end in sight. How long can it keep losing money? https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/03/business/boeing-losses-outlook/index.html New York CNN — Few companies have lost more than the $32 billion that Boeing has lost in the last five years. And fewer companies...
- Fri May 03, 2024 1:45 am
- Forum: Crewroom
- Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
- Replies: 19901
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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
When I was a bartender in Idaho the law there was beer and wine only on Sundays. Private parties for convention goers could be served hard liquor on Sundays. Imagine their surprise when they came in the bar later on Sunday evening to be told "Sorry, beer and wine only". "But, but, but, you served me...
- Thu May 02, 2024 8:04 pm
- Forum: Crewroom
- Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
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Darwin at work just as long as they don't take out anyone else.Karearea wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 7:48 pmSometimes happens...Fox3WheresMyBanana wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 7:47 pmI hope there aren't any "Well, he looked like a duck to me" incidents.
"I didn't know it was loaded"
"I leaned it against a fence while I climbed over and it went off"
etc
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- Thu May 02, 2024 7:26 pm
- Forum: Crewroom
- Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
- Replies: 19901
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A number of years ago the State of Georgia allowed local municipalities to vote on rescinding certain "Blue Laws". One was that they would allow alcohol sales on Sundays in restaurants, but only if the alcohol sales made up less than 50% of total revenue. One restaurateur stated having a band to ent...
- Thu May 02, 2024 5:55 pm
- Forum: Crewroom
- Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
- Replies: 19901
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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
They don't have tyres in New Mexico.
They have llantas or tires.
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Even spellcheck rejects tyres.
They have llantas or tires.
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Even spellcheck rejects tyres.
- Thu May 02, 2024 2:46 pm
- Forum: ATC & Met
- Topic: Dubai Airport Underwater After Torrential Rains
- Replies: 2
- Views: 464
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Re: Dubai Airport Underwater After Torrential Rains
It's Raining Again Dubai flights canceled, schools and offices shut as rain pelts UAE just weeks after deadly floods https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/02/middleeast/uae-rain-storm-dubai-flights-disruption-climate-intl/index.html Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates CNN — Emirates was forced to cancel and dela...
- Wed May 01, 2024 4:54 pm
- Forum: Crewroom
- Topic: Formula One
- Replies: 134
- Views: 11354
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Re: Formula One
U.S. Congress members demand answers on Andretti's exclusion from Formula 1 Former F1 world champion Mario Andretti held a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol with Michigan Rep. John James to make their case for admitting Andretti Cadillac on the grid. https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/us-congre...
- Wed May 01, 2024 4:05 pm
- Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
- Topic: A grave mistake
- Replies: 517
- Views: 44379
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Re: A grave mistake
CNN gets a rare look at the Iranian missiles and drones that hit Israel https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/01/middleeast/iranian-missiles-drones-that-hit-israel-mime-intl/index.html Link has pics. “You have to ask the Israelis,” Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Brigadier General Ali Belali says with a smirk whe...
- Wed May 01, 2024 2:51 pm
- Forum: Sport
- Topic: Wing foiling
- Replies: 3
- Views: 240
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Re: Wing foiling
I used to windsurf (or sail board) but after a trip to the Maldives, I tried wing foiling. It's an interesting activity whereby instead of a fin, you have a hydrofoil (2) underneath and its purpose is to elevate the board above the water. Propulsion is from either a small motor or a wing (not a sai...