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Paper_jam

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  1. Keep 'er bow into the wind, Cap'n!
  2. Can we infer anything from the apparent loss of ADS-B data at basically the same time as the (first?) bird strike? Does that suggest a major electrical failure or disruption? Also, kinda weird that as far as I've seen, there were no comms at all past the first go-around. I know flying the aircraft comes first but you'd think they'd at least say something about a second landing attempt. Nothing about this makes sense unless they actually had a dual engine failure, or shut down the wrong one as user t-eight posted above. But the video seems to show some thrust (blurry heat waves) from the #2 engine at the time of landing, while showing seemingly nothing from the #1 engine. Although those could be compression artifacts in the video. And "some thrust" from one engine would not necessarily be enough to hold altitude or go around again.
  3. Looking at it again, I also don't see them using the spoilers/speedbrakes on the top of the wing surface. Which seems kinda odd but probably would not have mattered without gear/brakes. But may all go back to a major combined systems failure with hydraulics or something
  4. Yes, but it's possible that the same thing that kept the gear from deploying also kept the flaps from deploying (hydraulic or electrical issue). Although jets like this normally have quite a bit of redundancy and flexibility to let you work around some of those problems. Or maybe SOP for a gear-up landing calls for a lesser flap setting for some other reason... no idea.
  5. So does that leave the carrier group with a degraded air defense? It's a Ticonderoga, dunno if they have another air defense ship as capable** as that in the group. ** when shooting at enemies
  6. Of course the line of storms forms just east of Travis County.
  7. Some people almost deliberately pick the most dangerous and or most critical places to park their broke-down shitbox. Oil pressure light's been flashing red for 20 miles? Time to get on the freeway! Oh no, the motor locked up--who could have seen that coming? And even when a car is dying, it's usually not instantaneous---you should be able to feel it sputtering or misfiring and maintain enough momentum to get it to the shoulder instead of just stopping in the fast lanes, etc..
  8. This video has a good discussion by two experienced former-Navy pilots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoYOsX2GpX4 Not a pilot, but imagine being basically on or near final approach, low and slow, at night, and you see a missile launch from a cruiser right under/in front of you. For the plane that was hit, the crew saw it coming and ejected pre-emptively. The second F-18 either dodged the second missile, and/or its guidance was terminated by the ship before it hit. But his was all happening at short ranges so the missile flight time (and the time the crews had to react) would have been only seconds.
  9. I think gun manufacturers can make huge gains in market share with women by making guns a branded fashion accessory, like shoes or purses. Get co-marketing deals with leading fashion brands like Coach, Gucci, Prada etc. and make the guns with custom finishes and trim specced out by designers from that industry.
  10. From the article: "The statement described the move as a shift "away from one-size-fits-all paternalistic guidance" to a stance in which "immunization for any vaccine, along with practices like mask wearing and social distancing, are an individual's personal choice." Oh, so now personal choice is the key factor in determining medical care? Except for, y'know, that one thing. Also, LOL at a state health agency not wanting to issue "paternalistic guidance" when it's literally their fucking job to inform the public how to minimize their health risks.
  11. Can't wait for the USAF/US Army to blow up some $300 drones with million-dollar AMRAAMs or 4-million-dollar Patriot SAMs. Even more so if they miss the drone and hit Southwest Airlines Flight 1313.
  12. We had a Holiday Inn booklet that detailed the amenities at each location, including whether there was a Holidome. I'd always try to steer my folks towards those locations, with some success. Thinking back we stayed at a lot of Holiday Inns that were like $35 a night, and a really nice one in a good location might be $50/night. For a long time that figure ($50) was fixed in my mind as the price for a "really nice" hotel. Now a Motel 6 is that much, most locations. Fuck I'm old.
  13. Maybe he will just decide his best option is to continue playing here another year and get better to enhance his value for the NFL.
  14. That sculpture thing looks like some kind of alien megavirus under an electron microscope. It's gonna turn us all into Borgs.
  15. Dumb question but I'll ask anyway: For tires, does Pirelli and/or F1 management deliberately design in a certain level or rate of tire degradation, to force the cars to pit somewhat often? I.e. Is Pirelli capable of making a tire that could last a whole race, but the tires are designed to wear out after a certain time, for competition reasons? Sometimes pit stops are the only interesting thing going on in a race, but on the other hand I hate to think that the tires are intentionally engineered to wear out faster than necessary.
  16. Every special teams coach from junior high school to the NFL is going to run that game film as a lesson in what not to do with a blocked punt. It will go on the shelf right next to the '93 Leon Lett play.
  17. I guess this is a little payback from the conference head office for not finding any of the bottle-throwers.
  18. I haven't really paid attention to Syria in a few years--is there really a "good guys" faction to root for in this fight, or it is all just various degrees of "not as bad as Assad or ISIS."
  19. I guess it goes without saying that putting a billionaire like Musk, who owns or controls several major enterprises regulated by the federal government, in charge of government downsizing is a conflict of interest. Like, it's such a huge conflict of interest it's practically the definition of a conflict of interest. I'm going to say it anyway, even though I know expecting anything from this administration to be ethical or fair or even bound by the rule of law is futile.
  20. Just on pure speculation I'm figuring she got to LAX, had some kind of anxiety attack or breakdown at the prospect of going back to NYC, and decided to hang out in LA for an extra day or two, and met some bad people.
  21. Obi-Wan's assessment of this administration
  22. I wasn't sure where to post this but this seemed as good a place as any. Yesterday afternoon I needed to travel to/from North Austin (near Parmer) to Round Rock (620 west of 35) for a medical thing. It took me 45 minutes to make the trip, and an hour to get back. The actual distance covered was only 10 miles each way. This was at 2-3 in the afternoon, so not even rush hour. As I-35 is getting torn up I'm also noticing adverse effects on surface roads like N. Lamar and Dessau as people desperately look for other ways to go north or south. Daily traffic on E. Parmer and East 290 is a nightmare as people commute to/from Manor and Elgin, which are exploding with homes and apartments. Not to mention how Howard and Parmer are being densified by packing in big apartment complexes. All of these people are going to be driving on Parmer, 290, I-35 etc. This is all adding up to making driving intolerable, even now. I don't know of any real plans to bring large scale public transit to outer burbs and bedroom communities like Pflugerville, Manor, etc. If it's already like this now, what's it going to be like 5 years from now? It's going to be full on bumper to bumper stop n go hell on every surface road from 6 AM to 10 PM. I don't have any solutions** but I just had to vent. ** Massive congestion fees on traffic entering the Austin area, especially for non-residents ** Ration driving--based on license plate number, cars assigned to specific driving days (MWF, Tues Th Sat, with Sunday being an open day) ** Hope for another pandemic? ** Deport everyone who moved into the Austin are after 2000?
  23. Dammit Youtube TV fucked up my recording of this. They didn't keep up with the time changes.
  24. Does the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution not take care of this? Or have conservatives forgotten that it exists?
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