Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[cjd]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Even at my skinniest late twenties, still too big. Needs me a Mosquito.

Yeah. Not really sure how I landed where I did (I mean, I'm shorter than my dad which is... unusual-ish? he's only 6'2") but it works out so often. Comfortably fit in even the fanciest sports cars and planes and whatnot. Or lockers at school. That one wasn't so handy, I admit.

I was only slightly surprised to see ballistic chute on the list of parts. Or that the $22k was a deposit... $96k I think?
This may be the folks who did a vid of a prototype with the Flite-test crew, and they had it (no pilot) up way high doing flips and everything. So maybe?
One way to find out. Lemme just see if the couch has enough loose change.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by cjd

I was only slightly surprised to see ballistic chute on the list of parts. Or that the $22k was a deposit... $96k I think?

Yea, $96K with delivery in 2023 (they've sold out for 2022 10 or 11 units).

Max pilot weight is 210, and the 20 minute range is with a 185lb pilot in perfect conditions. At max weight you'd probably be lucky to get 15 minutes.

[cjd]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Yea, $96K with delivery in 2023 (they've sold out for 2022 10 or 11 units).

Max pilot weight is 210, and the 20 minute range is with a 185lb pilot in perfect conditions. At max weight you'd probably be lucky to get 15 minutes.

at 130 i get 25min?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by weederr33

I think Kolinda Grabar-Kitarvoic is more of you type honestly

Maybe, back in the day -

She reminds me of a secretary I once had, back in the 70s, in our corporate HQ, in Westport, CT.

For those that can remember the days where managers had a secretary that sat outside their office. Got your coffee in the mornings, took shorthand, filed things......ahhhh.....the good ol days.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by cjd

at 130 i get 25min?

Oh, goody.

[NoHaveMSG]

When your boss says, "don't stay to late." and you only work 11.5 hours instead of the 14 you needed to work. Is it still count as staying too late?

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

When your boss says, "don't stay to late." and you only work 11.5 hours instead of the 14 you needed to work. Is it still count as staying too late?

Unless you are your own boss, yes.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Unless you are your own boss, yes.

but then it should raise some questions on his grip of reality if he is the boss, but he's having complete conversations with a 'boss' that he believes is a separate entity.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Kiske

There is always mail order... :P

https://goldenbride.net/ukrainian-brides.html

people still do this?

i thought that mostly died out in the 90's. thought it became more of a human trafficking thing...

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I would totally buy this today if it had a decent range and I could verify it flies out of ground effect (they never show it at any significant altitude). Current flight time is 20 minutes, and that's with a 185lb pilot. Too much range anxiety even for a toy!

oh goody! all the disadvantages of a helicopter, with less autorotation, less flight time, and more noise!

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Unless you are your own boss, yes.

Well shit. This new gig at work is really cutting into my shitposting time.

[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by cjd

I was only slightly surprised to see ballistic chute on the list of parts.

I had a ballistic chute on my hang glider harness. My hook-in weight was a lot more than my weight. Not only the chute but 2 drinking bladders, one containing saturated glucose solution, a sandwich, numerous muesli bars, a small cool bag with a freeze block to keep my insulin cool in 45 degree heat, a book, spare batteries for the radio. I was self-sufficient for a day, maybe 2. On a couple of flights I safety tied a blood glucose tester to the base bar and to say it was tricky testing while flying is a bit of an understatement. I gave up on that idea.

[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by Spuds

The even bigger danger is if you hit something with the prop tip and it goes flying into you

Wouldn't it be relatively easy to put the propellers above or below the person? Maybe not quite as compact but still.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by soundman98

but then it should raise some questions on his grip of reality if he is the boss, but he's having complete conversations with a 'boss' that he believes is a separate entity.

Well, yeah, but as long as he's lucid enough to shitpost here, I think we're golden.