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Thengine13 karma

How does ISS deal with the chances of a direct hit from these specs?

Thengine10 karma

How do we make sure gun owners are responsible?

You don't. Same way you can't tell a parent to not be bad a parent.

I personally don't like the idea that the government, throught the state, can tell a citizen HOW they can execute their second amendment right. In chicago, the citizens didn't have the capability to own a handgun legally for years. The crime didn't decrease, it increased. Because the criminals knew they were mostly the only citizens with guns.

Creating hoops for people to jump through, like classes and registration (which exposes a citizen to being put on a government lists), are to cumbersome to burden for a good many people.

Thengine1 karma

How long did you date Petra?

It must be a little mind-blowing to have a supermodel stalk you at where you work.

Was the crazy shit all involving Bruce or did other drama crop up?

Thengine1 karma

I am guessing that your son wants to go all the way through the categories to being competitive in unlimited. One of the most important parts of flying aerobatics is to get enough experience in the aircraft so that it becomes just like breathing. Just thought into what is coming up in the future. This means tons of practice time. The ones that make it to nationals treat aerobatic flying as a job. Don't feel like flying that day? Too bad, get out there and put those grueling G forces on your body! As /u/MattHallRacing said in a different thread, the time spend preparing for each flight is just as important, if not more important than the flight itself. To this end, a structured environment is very important. A good aircraft is half the battle. Getting the pilot to the top requires a team that can shore up the weak points. Hopefully thought goes into this aspect as well. A mentor is HIGHLY suggested.

You want an aircraft that is competitive at the national level. Depending on your budget, there are quite a few single seat aircraft that are better that the double seat L in terms of weight. Lots of top competitors are moving to all composite aircraft.

Thengine1 karma

"do the right thing,"

Yeah, do the right thing according to the bottom line. Who are YOU to say otherwise?

'don't be evil' is much more upfront and clear about their intentions. That's the reason why it had to go.