Again, I understand the sentiment but this is not an example of them “getting away” with anything.
If anything this is indicative of a healthy Quality Management System given that this condition was identified and contained prior to any impacted articles entering into service.
Look I’m all for the “Fuck Boeing” circlejerk but as someone who actually works QA at an aircraft manufacturer this is likely a whole lot of nothing.
I’d be shocked if you could find a single aircraft of any make in service that didn’t have dozens of misdrilled holes.
Without any context this is just fear mongering.
In general i definitely recommend buying used. For those criteria specifically I’d recommend looking for a used Honda Rebel.
If you’re open to naked sport bikes with a more upright riding position you could look at cb300, z300, mt-03 which should have pretty reasonable insurance rates as well.
Also kind of depends on your size as well in my opinion, if you’re 6’6 320 a 300cc may feel a bit anemic even as a beginner. Regardless I’d recommend erring on the side of smaller displacement for your first bike. While it’s true that at the end of the day it does all come down to throttle control, a smaller cc bike will provide a wider margin of error as well as being lighter and more maneuverable.
Yea this was a pretty inevitable response. Petty as fuck with the timing but expected, will be interesting to see how it impacts US/EU manufacturing.
I’d imagine you could probably protect it through some combination of Faraday cage and surge projection but to what end at that point if the rest of the grid is fried, ya know?
Correct me if I’m wrong here, but from a safety perspective shouldn’t this mechanism fail open? Especially given the fact that I don’t believe they even have a physical key, it’s only the electromechanical locking mechanism
This is actually in North Carolina, that’s Pilot Mountain in the background between the bikes. Lots of great riding in the area.
Really interesting breakdown, thanks for sharing that.
Yea exactly, clearly intentional in a manner that his rabid fanboys will gloss right over and direct their rage at Google or whoever else he ends up blaming.
I’d like to be optimistic about this but at this point it’s hard to be. I’ll believe it when I see it.
Gotta be this
The bill is DOA, no chance of it going anywhere. It’s a nice thought, but unlikely when the next logical step is congressional term limits. No chance of them voting against their own best interests.
Definitely. You already licensed? If not and you’re in the US I highly recommend getting it via the MSF course.
Can’t say I’m even remotely surprised. It’s unfortunate that even user reviews have become all but useless on most platforms due to corpo bullshit like this.
This just isn’t true. Part 121 operators develop and manage their own maintenance plans. That is done in conjunction with Boeing and the FAA but their maintenance plans may very well deviate from Boeings prescribed service and intervals per their standard maintenance manual.