Everything posted by Exposition
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The Airplane Fanatic Thread
My hot take... The pilot will eventually get a call/letter from the FAA asking for more info. Unlikely there will be a suspension unless there were other blatant issues like expired medical, lapsed 24 month flight review, the plane wasn't airworthy, etc. Main downside for the pilot is for all future job applications/forms he'll have to check "Yes" he has been involved in an incident and will have to share the details with future employers. Maybe not an automatic disqualifier but it sucks having to explain it. But if the pilot is only flying for leisure with no aspirations professionally there's not likely to be any further consequences.
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All things SNL
Holy shit that London 1897 skit was fucking cringe. Barely even got a laugh from the audience.
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All things SNL
That was Scarlett Johansson, right? Was pretty funny actually.
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The Airplane Fanatic Thread
Also complicating things is that this happened at night. During the day it very well could have been survivable since the pilot would be able to see more options like fields, roads, and avoid powerlines, etc. You don't have that luxury at night.
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I'm not holding my breath for any clear resolution to his immunity claims. Most likely outcome is SCOTUS rules he doesn't have 'absolute' immunity, but a sitting President does have immunity from A,B,C,D scenarios. So Trump will keep ranting and using a defense that each of his cases falls under one of those scenarios.
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The Airplane Fanatic Thread
Wonder how he didn't get any indications that something was wrong when he put the gear up.
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Super Bowl Commercial Thread
TAKE IT TO THE CR!!!
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Austin con man steals millions
Reasons 1,2,3,4, and 5 why this guy should have been disqualified from any remote bit of trust. Any single one of these tall tales is automatically met with my assumption that it's 100% bullshit. People who can legitimately claim these things don't just casually throw it into conversations at hockey games. And in the case that these ARE true, and they are casually talking about it, they're not the type of person I'd trust anyway.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Saw an NBC Nightly News segment this week interviewing a suburban Detroit Arab American voter. Said she would not vote for Trump either, but instead write-in "Free Gaza".
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Post retirement gigs
Not sure why but I'd like to drive a hotel shuttle bus when I retire. Seems easy and fun, and you only need to memorize the airport terminals and the route to/from the hotel. And there's a good chance the passengers will tip if you're dealing with bags.
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The Airplane Fanatic Thread
Likely fuel starvation. Looking at FlightAware they were doing some sort of pipeline patrol/aerial photography and were in the air over 5 hours. Sucks because they had Terrell Municipal right there but tried to get all the way back to Mesquite. Time to update the resume...
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Thanks, and really appreciate all your contributions and analysis on here.
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Question for those who would know the answer ( @TwiceHorn)? Does this relate to the recent ruling striking down ISL? Is the logic behind one connected at all to the other and would that somehow impact the SCOTUS ruling on this issue?
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New GOP Congressman's entire resume is faked
My take: this is the first time that app is getting widespread media coverage, so I'd expect the CEO to take advantage with statements like that trying to generate as much buzz as possible. Who knows if the numbers actually back it up - they likely don't. How long has it been so Santos' expulsion, 10 days now? He's noticeably getting less and less relevant in headlines and my guess is that will continue. By end of year I doubt we'll be seeing much of anything about him...until his next court appearance/plea deal.
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The Airplane Fanatic Thread
Prelim NTSB report is out. The Hawker pilots were distracted trying to troubleshoot issues both on taxi and takeoff and didn't respond to controllers telling them to stop.
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The Airplane Fanatic Thread
I wonder if he knew McKinney was less than 10 miles away. From what I read it was an emergency so maybe he was unable to get much further. Thankfully no serious injuries to all involved.
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PSA: Fall back tonight
Team Standard Time. Being -6 hours from UTC simply feels right.
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The Airplane Fanatic Thread
Sounds like the Hawker took off with only a line up and wait clearance. And if that's true the Hawker pilot on the radio is a fucking asshole the way he's talking to ATC. I can cut him some slack because he just experienced a near death experience, but in his tone you can tell he's blaming ATC already when in fact it was his fault.
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TRAVEL: Points, Miles, Discounts, Tips, Advice & Questions
IMO, one major component of the points game is taking advantage of sign-up/initial spend bonuses to exponentially grow your points balance very quickly. Daily purchases are great and all, but nothing compares to a sign-up offer of XXX,XXX points if you spend $X in the first 3 months. Do that across a few cards and you'll have a shitload.
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Joe Biden 2023: The Dark Brandon Rises
And to add onto what JS1 said above (who btw is one I often look for to talk me off the ledge)... The poll and article offer zero context behind what really matters: electoral college. Like it or not the election will be determined by roughly 5 or 6 states (MI, PA, GA, AZ, NV) which based on recent elections have trended blue. They're not a sure thing by any means but they're positioned to come through again in 2024. But it's way too early. Polls are just clickbait headlines at this point. And according to many there was supposed to be a red wave last year and look how that turned out.
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the 2023 speaker of the house voting thread of implosion
2nd round underway, through "C"....already 4 against Jordan.
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RFK Jr. off the chain and off his rocker
Agree with the above. The only person I know who is outspoken about supporting RFK Jr. was never going to vote for Biden anyway. He voted Trump in both prior elections.
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The Best Non-Longhorn Surly Members
Don't think I've seen him on Surly. I was always under the impression he was another hitby sock.
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The Best Non-Longhorn Surly Members
n'awlinsboi
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Site speed
The site overall is running much better than before (I'm strictly a PC user and not on mobile). Might have been covered already in the Shit's Borked or Ads threads but the new ad placement on the side is making a big difference and has eliminated the annoying pop-up ads, non-closeable videos in the corner, and redirect problems I had to deal with before. I appreciate the changes and updates recently made and can really tell the difference.