If the runway lights are dark were there navaids (localizer + glideslope) to help keep the plane aligned? And if this is a steeper than normal approach, was the glideslope adjusted for the steeper angle (i.e., could the plane request, say, 8 degrees)? Of course more recently we have RNAV and synthetic vision.

(Written on 27/08/2021)(Permalink)

Really, nothing is ever mentioned that there is medicine? Let me introduce you to Google: https://www.google.com/search?q=monoclonal+antibodies+covid See all the news web sites that have articles on one of the better treatments, although not 100%?

(Written on 21/08/2021)(Permalink)

Fair point and my mistake! Thank you, Sandy Niles! That said, the word secure, according to Merriam Webster has meanings such as: "free from danger", "affording safety", "freedom from risk of loss". Given that, I think my point stands (no matter how many downvotes it gets).

(Written on 20/08/2021)(Permalink)

Godwin's Law -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law

(Written on 20/08/2021)(Permalink)

> What benefit does they TSA administrator, or the government at large, get from a mask mandate? Please tell me! The answer is beyond obvious.... TSA stands for Transportation SAFETY Administration. Their job is to keep people SAFE when they interface with the transportation system. Travelers not catching a virus that over 626,000 Americans have died of, is a matter of SAFETY. And even more so, the vast majority of Americans want to prevent travelers catching and then further spreading the deadly virus. In other words, it's their damn job! Next?

(Written on 20/08/2021)(Permalink)

What do you mean by "that study"? The paper reviews evidence from multiple studies in multiple categories, the categories being -- Direct Epidemiological Evidence, Reviews and RCTs of Mask Use for Other Respiratory Illnesses, Ecological Studies, Modeling, Human Studies: Infectious Particles, Human Studies: Aerosol and Droplet Filtration, Risk Compensation Behavior, Creating New Symbolism around Wearing a Mask, Supply Chain Management of N95 Respirators and Surgical Masks, etc. If you came away thinking it was about "that study" then you didn't understand the article.

(Written on 20/08/2021)(Permalink)

Ahhhh yes, the "Danish study" that you cling to so desperately.... See: https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4586

(Written on 19/08/2021)(Permalink)

The evidence that masks reduce transmission is pretty overwhelming at this point. For example, see: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/4/e2014564118 . Of course for a few people, it's not about evidence or truth or facts; it's about holding onto their belief systems at all costs.

(Written on 19/08/2021)(Permalink)

COVID does fix stupid. Sadly it has a lot of collateral damage, including children too young to be vaccinated, the immunocompromised, healthcare workers putting it on the line to save others, cops, teachers, etc.

(Written on 13/08/2021)(Permalink)

Well the recovery rate is much higher among the vaccinated. But now ask yourself what's the recovery rate of those aged 50 or older? And we're still trying to figure out the long-term effects of COVID (i.e., "long COVID"). The majority of Americans consider it something, rather than nothing.

(Written on 13/08/2021)(Permalink)