Akku Kumar

About 20% of all flights are delayed, mainly due to weather and technical issues. With the amount of data and sensors out there, along with advanced predictive tools, we should be able to reduce it. My dream is that we have only 5% delays by 2030.

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) - Potentially the path to reduce emissions in the aviation industry. Made by FT wax.

Extremely proud to say that Harsh Gangaramani and I of Texas A&M University were selected as 1/7 finalists of the second annual FAA Data Challenge out of over 250 applicants! We are excited to travel to DC in Spring to deliver a pitch on our product.

Math -> Life - Realize that there are local minima and maxima throughout life - Sometimes it's better to estimate a solution to a problem and iterate then try to find its analytic derivation - Not all actions have the same effect on your life's trajectory

Sometimes the most obvious things, the things that we take for granted, are the ones we most often forget. For example: We are all human. No matter what you look like or who you are, you are human, and there are more than 8 billion other brothers and sisters of this same creed.

Some thoughts on happiness from recent conversations: - Doing bad things makes you unhappy, good happy - NOT doing bad things can only make you not unhappy, it can never make you sustainably happy - Thus, happiness can only come from sustained good actions

Downgrading might be the way to go: - Why upgrade to the newest and shiniest thing if it has functions that are unnecessary? - For example, I used to have an apple watch that had way too many unnecessary features. So I downgraded to an indestructible casio watch.

Grand Canyon: - Popular - Relatively easy to get to - More accommodation opportunities - Lack of vegetation Copper Canyon: - Not well-known outside of Mexico - Hard to get to - Few accommodations and food options - Abundant vegetation and wildlife

I keep a list of problems (and potential solutions) that I have been adding to for the last few years: -Edible staples for burritos and burgers that keep the food together while you eat it -Electric signs to tell people when to go and stop at a stop sign controlled intersection

We crashed our drone recently and the main thing I got from the experience: I am glad that I put months of work into it and pushed the limits of what I thought was possible. I would rather fail spectacularly than not even try at all.

Akshaj (Sanskrit) - "One who can never be defeated" Akku (German) - Rechargeable Battery I think these two names describe me well lol

The biggest problem with a lot of meal-prep plans is that they try to make a lot of food all at once and then keep it fresh (somehow) for the rest of the week. Instead, why not make the next day's meal the day before? Faster, easier, and more flexible

New workout plan: Mon, Thurs, Sat: Rock climbing with a weighted pack Tues, Fri: Stair climbing with a weighted pack Mon, Thurs, Sat: Biking, Running, or Swimming for 1.5 hours Sun: Pulling a weighted sled w/ a weighted pack for 3 hours Mon-Sat: Pull, Legs, Push x2

When I was in high school, I remember thinking of all the cool things I would do if only I had the opportunity (mostly driven by reading a lot of science fiction). Now, as I look back over my last few years of college, I honestly can't believe how many cool things I've done.

Going to the ACI-NA Annual Conference for the first time was amazing! Besides getting to hear from amazing speakers, including Dick DeVos and Mike Smerconish, I had to pleasure of meeting incredible leaders in the aviation industry. Not to mention getting to visit Grand Rapids!

After watching Dead Poets Society recently, it made me realize how much I miss English classes. I miss working on problems where there is no "right" answer and ultimately the solutions change based on perspective, not based on methodology.

@DavidEpstein Great book! Really enjoyed the audible version.

A new UK edition of RANGE, with a flashy cover so that you can fill that embossed green fluorescent pantone spot on your bookshelf, and in your heart. You're welcome. ...And with a new foreword; excerpt linked in the reply...

Making money from college: 1. Get enough scholarships to cover tuition + more 2. Make sure the school offers refunds on extra scholarship money left over 3. Get paid! Not having to pay for college makes all the difference, both financially and psychologically.

I used to think that being of Indian origin gave me an excuse to be weak and skinny. After all, and be honest, when you think of Indian people you probably think of the IT guy first. But one day I said screw that noise — it might be a harder but that doesn't mean its impossible.

How do you perceive fear? Is it something to shy away from or something to face? I think one of the greatest lessons I've ever learned, and it seems so obvious when you say it aloud, is that no consequence short of getting seriously injured or dying matters in the long run