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Got a kid interested in aviation? Not sure how to help foster it? In the US, the Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) will give kids from 8-17 their first flight in a small plane! I’ve flown a few; a great opportunity for kids & pilots, too! eaa.org/eaa/youth/free…

@freedomdad72 Is that just today?

What the hell is happening at Gatwick??

@MCCCANM Us doctors who are on call 24/7 for a week at a time and don't even know what time means until the end of the week.

Redeye pilots, crossing three time zones on transcontinental flights there & back every week watching Twitter react to news about Daylight Saving Time today:

@RobProvince I’m not sure, man…a good Veterinarian might still be able to save that cow.

Perfect…..

@Spamsammich69 😂😂

@MCCCANM Sir, my the aircraft I fly won’t cross more than 3 time zones within the US. It’s a red eye flight because I left 6 minutes late and this thing won’t break 145 knots fully loaded. I legit watched a Google WiFi balloon pass me once.

@liseski That will make integrating easier! Hawaii & Arizona already have it permanently here.

@MCCCANM we (British Columbia) just switched to permanent DST this year

@vetbroneur Gotta keep it simple for the normies!

@MCCCANM "Metal bits are not a good sign." Possibly the biggest understatement in all of flying 😆😆😆

Fun fact: most helicopters & turboprop aircraft have “Chip Detectors”. They are elegantly simple… Magnets are installed along the oil line or gearbox. As little pieces of the engine break off, oil carries them around. As they pass by the magnets, the magnets collect them. If they collect enough, it creates a circuit, which turns on a light in the cockpit. The light is basically a “your gearbox / engine has begun disassembling itself in earnest & landing immediately would be wise” indicator. (I don’t know if that’s what happened here, could be other causes, but I always think of a chip light when I see this) For jets & piston aircraft, they’ll take samples of the oil periodically as part of maintenance & look for metal bits. Metal bits are not a good sign.

@bobsmit51505096 All good! I wanted to learn a few times, and squadrons would have whole tournaments, but I never found the time. Wish I had earlier, but I’m doing it now.

@MCCCANM Just giving you grief, brother

Ok, I see a problem with not shifting my weight forward. That back foot is not doing what it should. What else? The regular speed was one of my better shots. My irons were decent today, so I focused on driving (it’s 96° out here).

@MCCCANM This post goes harder than it should be allowed to. Carry on, sir!

@NewsPolitics At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised!

@MCCCANM I truly believe a large percentage of the population thinks this actually adds more sunlight to the day.

@sabey_douglas @GraysonBurnett3 I wouldn’t bet on that! I’m trying to keep it to 10 k a year so it stays under the 80k mile, 8 year warranty as long as possible.

@MCCCANM @GraysonBurnett3 Let's see if your Defender lasts 300k?

Well. She’s got a new heart. Here’s to another 27 years and 305k. That should take me to the end of my driving days.

@MackinawPatriot Absolutely stretching! My back was killing me the first month or so, but it’s getting better now.

@MCCCANM You’ve gotten some great feedback here! Are you doing stretches before you start? Especially your back and hips? You seem a bit tight.

@tmac622 I think you’re right. Someone pointed out that my club basically makes it all the way around my head & on the way to my knees on the backswing, & I hadn’t noticed that before!

@MCCCANM Too much backswing, not leading with the hips. Good swing though!

@6463dc Oh yeah, my club has swung way too far. I can see his back foot off the ground at the moment of impact, too. That’s a good point, the club may be setting me off balance, thanks!

@MCCCANM Watch this from Koepka and look where his club goes on top vs your position and his feet transfer with arm position at the bottom. Your club is getting to much swing from where you bring it back then it sets your balance off. youtube.com/watch?v=XSCavI…

@lennylaw Good notes! Yeah, I do slice often, and those shoulders are pulled up too high.

@MCCCANM Look at the position at impact. First your stance isn’t parallel to the target line - totally closed inviting a slice and second you’re hunched. Standing too close to the ball. Your club and your arms should form a straight line - all fully extended

@OfficialDak Thanks! I’ll practice tonight & in the morning!

@MCCCANM youtu.be/tgwNEpvQQqE?is…

@BowTiedNiners Enjoy! Take at least a day!

Boys I am finally going to Dayton Air Force museum here I come I am so excited

I’m not sure where to even begin with this story 🧐😳

@TopAlliedAceWW1 Interesting, thanks! I haven’t seen many taken apart.

@MCCCANM Filter element of my Lycoming engine washed with varsol, neodium magnets passed around the container to pick up the ferrous metal. These are steel particles with some carbon mixed in after 50 hrs. Typical. A clump of bits the size of a pencil eraser, or larger bits/slivers =😨