Can a military pilot really step in and help land a commercial plane if the pilot is incapacitated, or are there too many differences and security issues to consider?
People have strange ideas about how airplanes are flown. I am both a airline pilot and a military pilot. If I have a incapacitation issue in my cockpit,…
Is Donald Trump as beloved around the world as he is in the US?
Here’s a statistic I’ll bet will come as news to you: Donald Trump has run for president three times, in 2016, 2020 and 2024. On Election Day in…
What happens to a grave after 100 years?
After a century, the world below ground is quiet. A cheap pine coffin is long gone. Collapsed into the soil, its wood rotted away, a metal one is…
Why don’t businessmen fly economy class to save their company money?
Knew someone years ago. His company required them to fly coach (they’d only pay for coach). Now these guys worked on salary plus commission and bonuses. Here’s the…
How difficult is it to stop an aircraft carrier? If someone fell overboard, would they stop it?
I spent 4 years on the Eisenhower. We had several sailors go over the side, and every night for 2 months some jackass threw a chem-light overboard making…
What is the “windshield phenomenon”?
When I was a kid working in gas station, we would wash the windows of cars, while they were filling up. On warm summer nights, we would still…
Do gun owners realize there is a limit on how many guns they can own at a time?
A friend of my wife and mine is a multi-millionaire. He & his wife have a 350-acre property with an 8,600 finished square foot house, along with a…
What is the scariest thing you’ve seen a dog do?
This is Kuma. She’s our big bear of a dog – a Caucasian Shepherd. We got her as a guardian for 3 bratty Pomeranians, and she does her…
How will Trump leave office?
I am not a Trump supporter — far from it, in fact. But I will nevertheless be very direct and honest in answering this question: the most likely…
Can an HOA tell you what you can or can’t do in a garage?
My HOA tried. They’ve hired a management company and that company hires spies who drive around the neighborhood at regularly random times photographing “violations”. Once I figured out…