You're right mixturerich, it is all about perspective and it is difficult to decide if you should react locally or globally. And perhaps if we in the 1st world are going to stick with the economic and social restructuring to fight Covid, we also have to step up to the redistribution of wealth to hel...

And you miss my point which is - don't use BS to try and try and make your own points. Comparing something that affects very few shirtless and/or shoeless people only when they are trying to enter a business (primarily a restaurant or a bar) to something that affects the entire world in almost ever...

You could be right about the health reason but you miss the point, I am right. And you miss my point which is - don't use BS to try and try and make your own points. Comparing something that affects very few shirtless and/or shoeless people only when they are trying to enter a business (primarily a...

“No shirt, no shoes, no service” is universally accepted as a sensible health precaution and nobody loses their minds over it, but somehow masks during a pandemic is a violation of some morons’ rights and a government conspiracy to subjugate citizens and destroy society. It’s amazing how a simple p...

If anyone cares, here's the legend for the chart I posted. Screen Shot 2020-07-08 at 12.23.18.png In fact, dying of COVID-19 is not the problem. It is the tremendous burden placed on the healthcare system by those that will die or those that are severely affected by the disease that is the problem. ...

Here's another little chart using data from Worldometer. It shows deaths from most of the major causes worldwide. Screen Shot 2020-07-08 at 09.16.50.png And just for fun, here are the causes - covid, cancer, smoking, seasonal flu, alcohol, malaria, hiv/aids, traffic accidents. All of them (other tha...

Speaking of data, here's a graph using the most basic data from Worldometer - worldwide cumulative numbers of cases and deaths. Started Apr 29 at 7% death rate and dropping steadily, now at 4.6% today. Take from it what you will.

Just did my medical a couple of days ago and asked my doc about a similar letter - not BMI but an issue that had been resolved 4 years ago - and got the following. Apparently the regional Chief Medical Officers all tended to be old and rather long in the tooth and hadn't necessarily kept up with the...

Masks in the cockpit are a pain, but way better than not flying at all. The most comfortable I've found are the disposable ones. They are light enough and the elastic around the ears have lots of give so stay comfortable even with glasses. They don't trap heat like cloth ones do and you can actually...

They still will have to write the exam before they can submit their application but they can get the flight test out of the way. They can book the exam as TC is planning to start allowing exams on a scheduled basis, to limit access in and out of the offices obviously, in early July. It will take a w...

flyindutchman1996 wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 6:05 am I go to a flight school in Alberta which is opening up next week. I believe schools can get permission if they prove they can maintain some degree of social distancing, safety, and hygiene

Which school would that be?

Provided you can meet the lighting and size requirements, any Photographer can take them. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/photos.html Get the images printed somewhere that can print on high-quality photographic paper, cut them out yourself, and ...

schnitzel2k3 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:53 am

co-joe wrote: ↑Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:59 pm

schnitzel2k3 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:04 am Building a turbine motorcycle?

A -42 with wheels would be something wouldn't it?

Bud, that would be a pretty scary ride. I'm in.

http://marineturbine.com/motorcycles/

As if things weren't bad enough - it's not going to be out till December.

https://www.gamesradar.com/top-gun-2-ma ... ronavirus/

It seems that Sun n Fun is still tentatively scheduled for May 5 - 10. Possibly optimistic but that's one of the worst things right now - the uncertainty of everything. As for Oshkosh - I'll be doing everything I possibly can to go again. It's an absolute highlight of every year I've managed to be t...

Here's a nice one (in a great setting).

photofly wrote:I wonder what happens to the fuel flow to the carb in a 60-turn spin?

Funny you should ask - here's a video from wayback (2007ish) 60 Turn Spin

Boy, this on-again/off-again stuff is hell when your livelihood is involved. I feel sorry for their employees. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/mooney-employees-furloughed-again/?MailingID=260&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Boeing+Recommends+Sim+Training+for+737+MAX+Crews%...

Completely agree .. However, I find it hard to separate all the different facets that are involved in this kind of comparison and it just seemed that the ultimate worse outcome of poor operation was a piece of the overall picture. I guess if I was talking basic, day-to-day operations then trucks mig...