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@pilotngb I just got back from there. Have the best time!

Off to Japan.

@ToddLlewellyn @OrchrdSports I would gladly eat that.

@OrchrdSports They should be open for breakfast. Same burger but with an egg. I would like at it daily

Uh, you don't open until 10:30am???

@preston_holland 4000' is pretty impressive for those guys. I hope he doesn't have far to go on the way out and need a bunch of gas.

A lot of videos about private jets coming out of AGS (Augusta Airport). Did you know the closest airport to Augusta National is actually Daniel Field? It’s a 4,001 foot runway. On Tuesday, I saw this GV parked on the ramp. I would like to shake that pilot’s hand.

@zundamotisuki In what way is Japan declining? I was just there and loved it as much as when I lived there 9 years ago. If anything it felt a little better to me.

日本が衰退していく一番の原因ってなんだと思いますか？

@tiffanee_dawn Senior centers are often looking for volunteers to help with activities or even just spend time with residents. It's sad how lonely so many of them get.

While I’m on the job hunt I’d like to find ways to serve. I’d love to use my spare time helping others. I’ve already reached out to the Utah Food Bank about opportunities, but I’m looking for more. What do you guys suggest?

@joewheat27 @TomStringham The For the Strength of Youth pamphlet is the best example of that. It is all principles now and not lists of cans and can'ts. It's funny how people took that at policy changing when nothing really changed, they just left us to make decisions.

For me, The church doesn’t take hard lines on this stuff as much because the members were starting to become phariseeical on stuff that wasn’t really important so now they teach principles and let us govern our own behavior. “It is not meet that I should command in all things”. Confusing? Maybe but the church still has hard lines on the things that matter

Lots of members think the church’s old teachings (on tattoos, Sunday shopping, working as a mom when you don’t need to, etc.) still apply, some others seem to think they don’t and maybe never have. I don’t blame either camp; the last 15 or so years have been genuinely confusing.

@ProdigalSonMatt It's been a slow month or so for me with work and travel, but Monday I will be back after it.

Who wants to lock in with me for spring and get ripped by the end of June?!? #SaintsOnX #gymlife

@CaptBob_Nomadic @MCCCANM I want to say in the T-6 it was the PCL, power control lever. I know that pushing them forward makes me go faster and pulling them back makes me go slower, which is all that matters.

@MCCCANM I’ve never been able to keep the “thrust levers, throttles, power levers” nomenclature straight and have been chided on many a checkride because of it! Like, who cares what you call it?!!! The examiner never sees it that way. 😆

This is a “Throttle Quadrant” on the “Control Stand” or “Pedestal” of a 737. The throttles are only called throttles in the military; the civilian world calls them “Thrust Levers” for…reasons, I guess. The levers aren’t connected to the engines in the conventional sense; instead, a computer detects the position of the levers & decides how much fuel to send to the engine. This is called a “Full Authority Electronic Engine Control” (they used to be called FADEC, but I guess we don’t use the word digital anymore). It’s usually just shortened to “EEC”. The EEC meters fuel from the fuel pumps to the engine, using inputs from the thrust levers as well as current atmospheric conditions & other limits programmed into the computers. The EEC can fail into a “soft” or “hard” mode, in which it will not be so precise. It has the authority to shut down an engine by itself under certain conditions, but only on the ground. The thrust levers have servo motors attached to them which move them forward & back when the “Autothrottle” system is engaged (note: it’s not the “auto thrust levers”…told you it’s weird). The autothrottle will command the needed thrust to achieve whatever speed or climb rate is set by the pilots, but it’s possible to command something it’s not capable of, so you must be cautious…it will sacrifice speed to achieve the commanded climb or descent rate. The autothrottles will go to idle power if needed, then “wake up” when the speed approaches the commanded speed…but only under certain conditions. They will also go to idle when they sense ground contact on landing, but that’s a little complicated. Some airlines allow that, others require the autothrottles be turned off below some altitude when landing, except when doing an “Auto Land”. The autothrottles can be turned off by pressing a button on the side of the thrust lever w/ your thumb. The thrust levers are not always perfectly aligned, even when producing the same thrust. This is acceptable up to a limit (I think it’s one knob width). Just out of the picture on the thrust levers is the “Take Off / Go Around” (TO/GA) button, about where your middle finger would be. If pressed, the flight directors command a pitch to get away from the ground. On the 737, this disconnects the autopilot, but the autothrottles will drive the thrust levers forward. They don’t go to full power (to help reduce workload), but if pressed a second time will move to full power. The TO/GA button is inhibited after touchdown, so if a go-around is initiated after touchdown or you touch down in the process, you’ll have to drive the levers forward yourself. On Takeoff, the autothrottle just remains “armed” & not doing anything until TO/GA is pushed, then commands takeoff thrust. The servo motors on the thrust levers can sometimes “slip” & not reach the desired position. This is more a problem on takeoff; if so, you just push them forward yourself. You can write it up in the maintenance log later. Visible in the picture just above the thrust levers are the reverser levers, which command reverse thrust. These are locked out in flight & won’t unlock until the thrust levers are at idle & the radio altimeter senses less than 10’ from the ground. They pull backward, toward you. There is a detent where they stop; this is “reverse idle”. They won’t unlock further until the thrust reversers have been hydraulically deployed. Once that’s done, the reverser levers unlock again & can be pulled further back to speed up the engines basically just like the thrust levers…the engines still spin the same way, the thrust is just redirected slightly forward by blocking panels inside the engine, exiting the “sleeves”. If reversers are unlocked, the thrust levers are locked at idle. You’re committed. You reverse the process at 80 knots, going to reverse idle. The engines spool down; when they achieve idle, you stow the reverse levers…but there is no lockout, don’t be too quick. That’s all my space, hope it helps!

@ToddLlewellyn @UncleMaui @bigunclepooh I throw mine on for like an hour or hour and a half at like 225 flipping in the middle, then put them in the oven broiler to get them crisped up. When they are cooked I put some in Tupperware with the sauce I want and shake it up. That way we all get the sauce we want.

I’m wondering if the two meat experts that I know can forgive my opinions about bacon and give me some tips on how to smoke some wings….. @UncleMaui @bigunclepooh I bought a bunch at Costco today. Anyone else is welcome to chime in

@FiredUpCoug I have 13 chickens, but they are brand new, so no eggs yet. Hoping by mid to late summer we will start getting them.

This is how many eggs my friend collects from his chickens every 2-3 days. He has 36 chickens. He doesn't really like eating eggs. Yes, he is a good friend to have.

@Elijah_Bryant3 @ztrain21 My only issue is I thought he said if he was playing in college next year it would be at BYU. To then change your mind a few weeks later feels disingenuous.

BYU fans are upset that Rob Wright hit the portal. He's a 6-1 scoring point guard. Look at NBA history. That archetype isn't cashing out at the next level. So yes, he should squeeze every dollar he can out of college basketball. You'd do the exact same thing at your job if your value doubled overnight. Remember when guys used to transfer because they weren't getting minutes? We're not talking about minutes anymore. We're talking about real deal money. NIL and the portal killed loyalty. It's whoever pays me the most, every single time, until they put real parameters on it. Don't hate the player. Hate the system. Meanwhile, I'm fired up about Colin Chandler coming to Provo. Trust Coach Young. Go Cougs.

@For3JT I'll split it with you 50/50, post tithing of course.

I volunteer to take it off his hands!

@airport_girl @moonlitefire Thank you for fixing it. Lol

@moonlitefire Tacos, sis, tacos.

Breakfast burritos and Dr Pepper..a Texas breakfast 👇🏼😋

@jaylassoku @CFBMemes @HamDawg115 I haven't cared about it since Tiger stopped playing.

@CFBMemes @HamDawg115 golf is so boring

Anybody else like this or is it just me?

@ScotPollard31 @morganloewenher Only when it is forced too. These kids all have people in their ear convincing them they deserve more every year.

Call me naive but over half of D-1 basketball players being in the transfer portal will not be a thing of the future. The market has already shown that very few players do better or make more money attempting this “grass is greener” mode of hoops. I believe this craze will calm

I just watched JAL turn our plane in less than an hour. That's a full A350 that just crossed the pond and is turning right back around. That is impressive.

@For3JT He won't go anywhere else, so I'm fine with it. Leaving early for the NBA is not the same as going to another school.

Exception to the rule.

@OrchrdSports I was 30 pounds heavier and super unhealthy off all those European pastries. Dropped 20 pounds in the first couple months back.

Hey BYU fam. How many of you came back from a mission in better shape or healthier? I know I came back 20 lbs lighter and full of parasites. 😂

@BobTedRalph @FrshBakedDisney I got to see one from Reno once. It was awesome.

@FrshBakedDisney I live and work at Vandenberg. That’s the Space X launch from earlier. Technically called the twilight effect. Only happens with early evening launches. The rocket rises out of local darkness into sunlight which illuminates the exhaust. We call it the Jellyfish.

Y'all seeing this in SoCal?

@JackGodar As much as I hate it, I kind of get it. Only 60 people get drafted, so why not make your money while you can?

So many players leaving places where they have really thrived and it’s sad to see. Many are sacrificing their development and long term earning potential for the chance at a slightly bigger immediate paycheck. Too many agents don’t actually care about their clients beyond the $$$