<![CDATA[chickenwingscomics]]> Follow chickenwingscomics, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/chickenwingscomics Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:09:08 +0200 <![CDATA[Adhering to the checklist]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvPY4xyPJiIt0GW0GqTRQSgk

I think the difference between a “Read and Do” checklist and a “Challenge and Response” checklist is probably self-explanatory. The bigger the aircraft, the more motors and systems you are dealing with, the more extensive the checklists become. When you …

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]]> Tue, 13 Jun 2023 13:46:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvPY4xyPJiIt0GW0GqTRQSgk <![CDATA[Inflight entertainment]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvOdssm0na1kBCoxzwoq1nFt

Having worked in both worlds, my assessment is that a mechanic will probably stay within the lines more than a pilot would if there was a such a thing as a coloring book study among aviators. And that’s probably a …

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]]> Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:17:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvOdssm0na1kBCoxzwoq1nFt <![CDATA[Magnetic poles]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvORoHAAG1xPb3CrAHWlao0B

While trying to write something smart to accompany today’s strip, I googled the subject of magnetic poles and went down a bit of a rabbit hole. Time constraints keep me from going down even further, but boy, is that an …

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]]> Tue, 30 May 2023 17:24:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvORoHAAG1xPb3CrAHWlao0B <![CDATA[Anonymous customer feedback]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvOzWen5gCm08p8v71dCn6bG

I don’t know who the original quote traces back to, but “the customer is always right” is one of the most often misused phrases out there. Most often by customers, of course, but also by managers. The full quote is …

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]]> Wed, 24 May 2023 16:16:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvOzWen5gCm08p8v71dCn6bG <![CDATA[Slow is smooth, smooth is fast]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvP3ZyBYYK_hPQVLTsI7B9NX

Well, if this were universally true, I know some people who would be very fast. I also wonder how you would write this down as a mathematical formula and if the output speed would go to infinity, because of a …

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]]> Tue, 16 May 2023 15:43:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvP3ZyBYYK_hPQVLTsI7B9NX <![CDATA[Line up and wait]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvMzOZb6pcEuhiVCAQLB0bf5

Who in the coop still remembers the instruction “Position and Hold”? I might be dating myself here, but I keep running into more and more pilots every year, who have never heard ye ‘ole phrase. I can’t remember exactly when …

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]]> Tue, 09 May 2023 15:59:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvMzOZb6pcEuhiVCAQLB0bf5 <![CDATA[Aviation photography]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvNQ0kvHEi-c9HHnycKeoCpf

Flying formation is definitely not as easy as it looks. Actually, it doesn’t even look all that easy, does it? I really need to trust the other person for me to even attempt such a thing. And even with that …

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]]> Tue, 02 May 2023 14:19:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvNQ0kvHEi-c9HHnycKeoCpf <![CDATA[Drink responsibly]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvOXK-Ek6kcArbDXWBZfdr71

Ok, guys! Disclaimer! Remember what we do here is a comic strip with chickens. By no means do we condone drinking and flying. And I am pretty sure Julio was only kidding. I haven’t flown gliders here in the States, …

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]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2023 16:55:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvOXK-Ek6kcArbDXWBZfdr71 <![CDATA[Fuel prices]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvNuVjkm0xTChwaB2UxGNFpJ

Do the newer DA-20’s or Cirrus SR-22 make fuel burn calculations? I must admit, I have no idea but I am curious. We often play around with the math in the Embraer to see what uses more gas, stay high …

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]]> Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:29:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvNuVjkm0xTChwaB2UxGNFpJ <![CDATA[How dare you question the captain?]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvN9sEuuCyDIYEGT5aWO9DEx

Since there’s a bunch of technical mumbo jumbo in this strip, and my brother is out flying, let me give quick attempt at explaining some of the jargon for those who are even more a layperson than myself. A zero-zero …

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]]> Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:57:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvN9sEuuCyDIYEGT5aWO9DEx <![CDATA[All controllers are what?]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvOhU7tPd6BFReQEmsPXZ5C9

In real life, I seldom run into a controller, who’s a jerk. There are some out there, but I chalk it up to them being overworked and underpaid. Flying around California yesterday, I have to say, they all really earned …

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]]> Tue, 04 Apr 2023 16:10:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvOhU7tPd6BFReQEmsPXZ5C9 <![CDATA[Copy this number when you’re ready]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvNJpGBQvBrfbvdczOo_8W9B

Dragging things out is not necessarily always a bad strategy. So many problems just disappear or solve themselves if you just ignore them. I think most companies’ customer support departments deploy this strategy deliberately, but it can also be used …

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]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:14:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvNJpGBQvBrfbvdczOo_8W9B <![CDATA[Option A or option B]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvMGnGvFd0Vb8daXKMm36c-X

Okay, I agree with Chuck that this is a hypothetical question. But option B in this comic would need some concretization in order to be able to make a qualified decision. Where in the ocean is this rock? Are we …

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]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:20:54 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvMGnGvFd0Vb8daXKMm36c-X <![CDATA[Fancy new GPS]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvOsBnCwoGzl_eQEmsPXZ5C9

This comic came from a discussion about what would happen if you set your phone to a language you don’t speak. Would you be able to get back to your language? What if you didn’t know the words for “settings” …

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]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:14:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvOsBnCwoGzl_eQEmsPXZ5C9 <![CDATA[Is it crash proof?]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvMUWQEx2kQ24gpx5_w21kha

Some people have a knack for breaking things. I like to think of myself of not belonging to that group, but I assume everybody thinks that, including Chuck, haha. But even when you’re not of a destructive persuasion, there is …

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]]> Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:41:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvMUWQEx2kQ24gpx5_w21kha <![CDATA[Unrestricted access]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvNqaRv91Ve1uarkJyTkC_2b

I should try that strategy with my kids! The difference is that there’s no figure of higher authority to appeal to though. Come to think of it, it appears that there’s no figure of authority in our house at all, …

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]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:45:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvNqaRv91Ve1uarkJyTkC_2b <![CDATA[Going overboard with paperwork]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvMPA_2JeCeFx96jHbRcHw3s

There is a lot of information that goes on an airline dispatch release. Ours are electronically transmitted to our EFB automatically at least one hour prior to departure, but I often see the Delta guys print out their releases at …

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]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:21:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvMPA_2JeCeFx96jHbRcHw3s <![CDATA[Substitute checklist]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvOWlYikoHaHPCuZukmJ4mr4

Well, of course Chuck has an SR-71 checklist! Why wouldn’t he? I actually have a checklist and a flight manual for the Saturn V rocket at home I got from eBay. (That’s right, I am officially coming out as space …

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]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:29:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvOWlYikoHaHPCuZukmJ4mr4 <![CDATA[Roost Air’s Three Main Concerns]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvMXf7EcAjlvREFW8UNEQjUn

The government agencies and some of the companies I worked for in the past are famous for this, at least among the people on the inside. It’s always all about safety and safety first, until… it starts costing money. When …

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]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2023 21:30:35 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvMXf7EcAjlvREFW8UNEQjUn <![CDATA[Lost for words]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NKPzwcxyOvPhehL2fkWxAB-xWH3zZqEA

I have flown over a quarter of a century by now, and I still don’t feel super comfortable every time I do a checkride with the FAA. I have done more of those than I can count over the years …

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