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wkipling··on The Boeing 747 begins its final descent
Awesome. Was this part of the NG FMS program? I find it interesting how the 747 FMS is newer than the 777s yet due to type similarity retains legacy features.
wkipling··on Boom announces successful flight of XB-1 demonstrator aircraft
The category of of ILS does not dictate its autoland status. You can do an Autoland on nearly any ILS provided the FAC is aligned with the RWY.

A CAT IIIB ILS will permit in most states a landing with a radio altitude of 0.

wkipling··on Show HN: Memories – FOSS Google Photos alternative built for high performance
None of those negatives you mentioned apply to Immich.
wkipling··on Tiny quadrotor learns to fly in 18 seconds
At least click the link before submitting your premature damnation
wkipling··on Neanderthals, modern humans may have co-existed in Europe for at least 10k years
Bro science at its peak.
wkipling··on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 NTSB preliminary report [pdf]
Absolutely not. Body cams mute the first part of the audio for this exact reason. Privacy is important.
wkipling··on Dutch Airline Pilots Union Protest on Plans to Operate Single Pilot Flights
Your comments prove you aren't in the industry.
wkipling··on Dutch Airline Pilots Union Protest on Plans to Operate Single Pilot Flights
Controlled rest is completely different. It is not already happening.
wkipling··on Dutch Airline Pilots Union Protest on Plans to Operate Single Pilot Flights
Sounds like shit to me.

16hr long haul and everytime the other guy needs to piss you get woken up. Then you both have to fly the approach completely cooked from the shit rest. And thats without wx or diversions. Clearly not thought out.

wkipling··on Show HN: Atopile – Design circuit boards with code
Kicad is not that difficult to use. Sourcing parts can be though.
wkipling··on Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs
Why a tonnage limit for electric vehicles. It's obviously not entirely for GHG reasons. 2T is not all that heavy for EVs.
wkipling··on Apple iPod Shuffle USB interface pinout
USB C les strong than a 3.5mm jack? Archimedes would like a word with you.
wkipling··on Apple Vision Pro and ADHD
I think they meant meditation.
wkipling··on FDA says 561 deaths tied to recalled Philips sleep apnea machines
Strange take. Just because your work doesn't have the possibility of hurting someone doesn't make you any better or higher standard...
wkipling··on Idea for a new hand tool: Automatic Wire Twisting Pliers
The wire twisting pliers in the first picture are used for lock wire, not electrical wire and they are very good at that specific task. Used in industries such as aviation to prevent movement/rotation of a fastener or a part such as a screw on oil filter.
wkipling··on US government opens 22M acres of federal lands to solar
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot... but almost in reverse
wkipling··on Heads up – effectively offline for now
Bushfires, cyclones, floods, extreme heat and the biggest thunderstorms you'll ever see. Yeah I'd say that's severe weather.
wkipling··on Google Cuts Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions
Yeah option C and D. Both or neither...
wkipling··on Fewer people are buying electric cars in the US
Straya
wkipling··on Power over fiber
At minimum 20pc per order...
wkipling··on JAL A359 at Tokyo collided with Coast Guard DH8C on runway and burst into flames
I think you are swapping one issue for another. A clearance that is a button push has far less meaning and protection than standard verbal phraseology. During the critical phase of flight, attention is needed on the aircraft performance and position using the working auditory memory we can minimise distracting messages and popups close to the ground.
wkipling··on Fake It 'Til You Fake It
Isn't that a reality check.
wkipling··on Kids with chattier parents are more talkative, may have bigger vocabulary
If you read the study they were trying to see if class had anything to do with it.
wkipling··on Kids with chattier parents are more talkative, may have bigger vocabulary
I don't think it was shallow but it doesn't seem very well thought out
wkipling··on Can Microsoft Flight Simulator help me learn to fly or make me a better pilot?
I think the difference is like you say in the real aircraft you can get a lot more task saturated. A sim feels like being a fly on the wall almost as if in 3rd person. But as far as manual handling goes, the real jet is much easier, runway textures and peripheral cues for landing are far more obvious in reality.
wkipling··on A Lufthansa A350's frustrating Oakland diversion
Yeah but that's their job
wkipling··on A Lufthansa A350's frustrating Oakland diversion
Asiana crashed due to poor FMA mode awareness.
wkipling··on USB-C Cures Mosquito Bites
Vegans aren't a collective entity. Pets can be adopted.
wkipling··on Pilots hide mental health problems so they don't lose their licenses
Air gapping from the internet is the least of the worries. You haven't solved the problem, and created a handful more.
wkipling··on Oi (Interjection)
Oi!
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