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@FLYGaffer

Airline Pilot, DCS enthusiast and YouTube Creator https://t.co/DhnmgMPGGp

USA Katılım Şubat 2023
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KC-10 Driver ✈️ 👨‍✈️ B-737 Wrangler
A Father-Son day out over Napa & Sonoma, courtesy of Tom & his gorgeous 1942 Boeing Stearman! The boy had a BLAST!!! Total Dad win on this one. I caught a few highlights…a quick thread:
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Some Random Profile@SomeRandough·
@FLYGaffer @MCCCANM FAA states the minimum altitude over low populated areas with no obstacles is 500 feet, otherwise it's 1,000 feet. Lower altitudes are only permitted for take-off and landings.
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KC-10 Driver ✈️ 👨‍✈️ B-737 Wrangler
Fine, I’ll piss some people off: The “Fix” must be proper discipline for violating the rules. I get it, it’s cool as hell, but when you allow these things to slide, everyone starts thinking their dumb idea will slide, too, and soon you get a flurry of the dumbest ideas possible being executed. It ends in fireballs, mass casualties, congressional inquiries & days of news cycles. They don’t need to lose their flight status or go to jail, but they do need to be an example of what not to do…not an example that says the rules don’t actually apply.
Breaking Aviation News & Videos@aviationbrk

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said he'll "fix" the suspension given to eight AH-64 Apache helicopter pilots after flying low past crowds on July 4th over the beaches in South Carolina. “We’ll fix this,” Hegseth tweeted Thursday night, hours after local news reports emerged that the eight South Carolina National Guard pilots had been suspended. “Carry on, Patriots, ” Hegseth wrote, echoing a March tweet when he unilaterally absolved four other Apache flyers in another safety investigation. Maj. Lisa Allen with the National Guard confirmed the pilots are suspended from flying operations while an internal investigation looks into their performance during the Salute from the Shore event. Maj Allen says the pilots are still assigned to duties outside of flying, but the investigation is examining any possible safety violations that may have occurred during the flyover.

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Gaffer@FLYGaffer·
@MCCCANM Helicopters are exempt from B and C unless there is a helo route that says otherwise where they are operating. They must still comply with A. The Apache is a twin and could continue on indefinitely if a power unit failed in that scenario.
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Gaffer@FLYGaffer·
@MagicMiketantra @MCCCANM Helos may fly closer than 500’ from people or objects as long as a safe landing can be assured in the event of an engine failure. These are twin engine helicopters, they are through translational lift at that speed and could fly on indefinitely if one failed.
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Mike@MagicMiketantra·
@FLYGaffer @MCCCANM There are rules about how close you can fly to people. Its all cool until they have a malfunction, hit the beach, and bunch of kids get burned and killed.
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Gaffer@FLYGaffer·
@MCCCANM @based_biased Of what? Not a FAR violation as far as I can tell. Helicopters are exempt from the 1000/500agl rule for airplanes, I believe.
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Gaffer@FLYGaffer·
@AlexBerenson I wish I was there for the air show. It’s gonna be epic
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Alex Berenson@AlexBerenson·
Hahaha the Trumpstan cope on this is something to see He doesn’t love you back, friends. I voted for him in 2024 knowing that because the alternative was unbearable, but let’s all admit he’s done everything possible this time around to prove his enemies were right about him.
Alex Berenson@AlexBerenson

The State Fair debacle is the end of @realDonaldTrump as a cultural force. Trump has always been uncool in a cool way, he’s so in love with himself and his own awful taste you appreciate him even if you hate him. But this is just a box-office bomb, and it makes him look so old.

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Gaffer@FLYGaffer·
@Cernovich My grandfather tried to guard against this. First wife died, remarried late in life. Wealthy guy, had the lawyers and prenup etc… set with generous terms for his 2nd wife. Unfortunately after he passed, she lawyered up and tried to get more. Whatever 🤷‍♂️
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KC-10 Driver ✈️ 👨‍✈️ B-737 Wrangler
A controversy in aviation social media. It’s YouTube videos of “Captain Steeeve”. Young pilots don’t like him. Tanker meme pages smoke him. Said to be retired from American, but dresses in uniform. I don’t know much about it, but the hate in my chat groups is visceral.
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Gaffer@FLYGaffer·
@michellebackus_ Most likely crash and need for evacuation from a possibly burning aircraft is takeoff and landing. Aircraft certification includes being able to evacuate the cabin in 90 seconds. Seats need to be upright for most aircraft to pass those standards.
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Michelle Backus
Michelle Backus@michellebackus_·
Genuinely would love for someone in the airline industry to explain the impact of having a reclined seat for takeoff
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Arapahoe Sheriff@ArapahoeSO·
⚠️ BE ON THE LOOKOUT ⚠️ Deputies are advising residents in the area of S. Holly Street and E. Dry Creek Road in Centennial to be alert due to a bobcat that has been spotted in the area. • Keep pets on a leash and bring them inside if possible • Do not approach or attempt to feed the animal • Give the bobcat plenty of space • Report any aggressive behavior to local authorities
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Mary Katharine Ham@mkhammer·
I think if one is trying to figure out if a candidate is sympathetic to Nazis, one of the most important tests is whether the candidate knowingly got a death’s head tattoo signifying an elite, brutal group of SS officers and kept it until the second he wanted to run for Senate and someone noticed. It’s an insult to everyone’s intelligence to suggest otherwise. Sorry, his Medicare thoughts from last week are not permanent body art or absolution.
Jon Favreau@jonfavs

As the community note makes clear, I didn't delete it because I stand by it. But if MAGA world has decided their best play is to insult Mainers' intelligence by trying to fool them into thinking Platner's old tattoo makes him a Nazi sympathizer, best of luck in November!

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Jan Crawford
Jan Crawford@JanCBS·
Hey Sam! Haven’t heard from you since we were covering the 2012 presidential campaign. You’re a journalism professor now at @USCAnnenberg? Sad to see you this dismissive of objective reporting, but I guess you haven’t done it in a decade or so, while teaching the next generation and writing things like “I’m a clumsy middle-aged man who surfs by the Santa Monica Pier several times a week. I often see Conan O’Brien at my coffee shop. Arnold Schwarzenegger gave me a salute last year, and the guy who directed Anchorman let me take apart the box of Sex Panther Cologne to see how it worked.” Good luck to your students!
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Gaffer@FLYGaffer·
Spirit was not a big enough player for this to be an issue. Pilots do commute on other airlines for free on standby - but if it becomes an issue their airline can always offer positive space (confirmed seat) travel.
Nathan Strang@NavyStrang

I don't know if this is true but one of the reasons this may happen is that airlines use each other for crew "commuting" to and from their trips. I have a feeling Delta used Spirit a lot to get it's crews around the country. (Though it's likely not that)

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Gaffer@FLYGaffer·
@ByERussell @theaircurrent IMO the "2.5B bailout" request by Frontier and Avelo was a play to make the Spirit bailout politically untenable and put the nail in the coffin.
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Gaffer@FLYGaffer·
@ryanhallyall Pizza is basically the fastest way to get calories into the body on the road.
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Ryan Hall, Y’all
Ryan Hall, Y’all@ryanhallyall·
I can't believe these guys are having a pizza party on the hood of the car right now. Do not show this to Reddit y'all.
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Gaffer@FLYGaffer·
@emilyjashinsky And they have free coffee 24/7, which should be a basic right for the traveling public.
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