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@wiredforflight

Sr. Director of Business Process Automation, former CTO and current Flight Instructor (CFI) πŸ›©οΈ. Lover of aviation, space, photography, good beers, hockey, travel, cruises 🚒 and Disney 🏰. Posts are my own. https://linktr.ee/wiredforflight

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Nice!

11.03.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Have any idea for the long xc route yet?

11.03.2026 12:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Love night landings. City looks so nice at night.

11.03.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting those night landings in.

11.03.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Robinson Unmanned | The Future of Autonomous Rotorcraft is Here
Robinson Unmanned | The Future of Autonomous Rotorcraft is Here YouTube video by Robinson Helicopter Company

youtu.be/7pM6EGj0Sco

11.03.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love how the Owl πŸ¦‰ did nothing lol πŸ˜†

11.03.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh bummer. Yeah this year has gotten out of control busy wise and it is just so expensive (12 night too)

10.03.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh man that looks like the airport

10.03.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Have yet to get there. Have one booked but prob will have to cancel it

10.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh nice! More than I. How was the Med?

10.03.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly!

10.03.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Always think it is interesting to see where exactly the ship went and what little odd turns they do.

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10.03.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just updated my Cruise Globe to cover my last one.

thecruiseglobe.com/GlobeCards/b...

10.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Woz on Apple's 50th: We didn't predict the computing future, but took the first step Instead of predicting the future, Apple was forward-thinking from the outset and took the first steps toward global computing for everybody, co-founder Steve Wozniak has said as part of a series of interviews marking the company's 50th anniversary.

Instead of predicting the future, Apple was forward-thinking from the outset and took the first steps toward global computing for everybody, co-founder Steve Wozniak has said as part of a series of interviews marking the company's 50th anniversary.

10.03.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Ariane 6 rocket launch seen from cockpit of French fighter jet  | VOA News
Ariane 6 rocket launch seen from cockpit of French fighter jet | VOA News YouTube video by Voice of America

Here is a stunning video of the Ariane 6 launch on March 6, 2025 at Kourou, French Guiana, by the pilot of one of the three Dassault Rafale fighter jets patrolling the launch area and showing off their flying and photography skills.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5H3...

07.03.2025 13:58 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Age Verification’ could force trans people to out themselves to use the internet Automated online ID checking systems add new potential dangers to having a mismatching ID.

New for @theverge.com: i wrote about how Kansas' trans ID law and the "age verification" systems popping up everywhere tie into larger efforts to force trans people to out themselves both IRL and online

10.03.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 556 πŸ” 232 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 6
Panorama of Lyttelton and the harbor

Panorama of Lyttelton and the harbor

Christchurch from the gondola ride

Christchurch from the gondola ride

Weather is a bit nicer today.

09.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Minnesota pilot whose aircraft was impounded after an emergency landing on the Red Lake Reservation last October has declined a settlement proposal offered by Red Lake Nation. vist.ly/4uc8q

09.03.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Today, Anthropic challenged its supply chain risk designation in court. If you want to know the inside story on how we got here ⬇️

09.03.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Again fantastic work

09.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NEWS: White House spokesperson says Inman was fired because of β€œhighly concerning reports” of alcohol use, staff abuse:

09.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

We’ve made this free to all readers, too! ⬇️

09.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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First Starship V3 launchΒ slips SpaceX is pushing back the first launch of the latest version of Starship even as NASA is asking it to accelerate work on a lunar lander version of the vehicle.

First Starship V3 launchΒ slips

SpaceX is pushing back the first launch of the latest version of Starship even as NASA is asking it to accelerate work on a lunar lander version of the vehicle.

09.03.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Inside the Automats Where Coin-Operated Machines Created a Modern, Democratic Dining Experience Alfred Hitchcock to the television viewers of America on March 25, 1959. 'Tonight I'm dining at my favorite club. There are many advantages here. As you can see, informality is the rule. There is also...

Inside the Automats Where Coin-Operated Machines Created a Modern, Democratic Dining Experience www.openculture.com/2026/03/insi...

09.03.2026 12:21 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Since people are rediscovering "clobbering" of cruise missiles, let me explain: Tomahawks use "terrain contour matching" (TERCOM) to find their way to targets. For reasons, about 1-2% of Tomahawks "clobber" -- get lost and fly into the ground -- en route to target.

08.03.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Got to Epcot and pulled up to a table

08.03.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t wait for all the 47 loving pilots to start bitching about higher 100LL starting this week.

08.03.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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NTSB board member Inman says he was fired by White House A Republican member of the National Transportation Safety ​Board said on Sunday he β€Œwas fired on Friday by the White House without any explanation.

NTSB board member Inman says he was fired by White House reut.rs/3OVrV6p

08.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 204 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 15

3 day war?

06.03.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Where in the World Are the Remaining ConcordeΒ Aircraft? Few aircraft in the history of aviation have captured the human imagination quite like Concorde. Born from an ambitious Franco-British partnership between BAC (British Aircraft Corporation) and Sud Aviation in the 1960s, Concorde was nothing short of a miracle of engineering. She could carry up to 100 passengers at over twice the speed of sound β€” cruising at Mach 2.04 and soaring at altitudes of up to 60,000 feet, where the curvature of the Earth was visible from the cabin windows.

Where in the World Are the Remaining Concorde Aircraft?

06.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1