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I'm an American-born, UK based IT Architect with a whole lot of interests: cooking, flying airplanes, auto mechanics, space travel, making, and others. I'm also an author, with some short stories and short novels available for free on my website https://dolph.one.

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If my parachute fails to open, why should I aim for land rather than water?
Nov 8, 2017
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Why do we need to starve the engine before turning it off?
Nov 20, 2018
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Can a fighter jet be stolen?
Apr 11, 2017
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What energy density is required for the batteries in order to make an all-electric analogue of the Cessna 150 or similar plane?
Oct 24, 2017
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Do pilots really wear "pilot's watches"?
Sep 17, 2015
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Can you become a pilot with an Asperger syndrome diagnosis in Europe?
Nov 12, 2015
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Why, on a short-field takeoff, are we taught to run the engine to full power before releasing the brakes?
Aug 8, 2022
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Can I land my aircraft on the grass next to the runway at a public airport?
Nov 11, 2019
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Callsign includes the term 'with Kilo' ; What does that signify?
Oct 5, 2017
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After declaring an emergency can a pilot legally resume normal navigation without landing?
Mar 17, 2022
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Should we move to 3 close votes?
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Are questions about the roles of military aircraft on-topic for Aviation?
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What to do with chatbot based questions?
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What is the purpose of these holes on my wire stripper?
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Why is my red cabbage suddenly turning blue when cooking, while it never did so before?
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How can astronauts float in space without being affected by the gravitational force of nearby objects?
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Software that encrypts the data before deleting it
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Was honey in ancient times different than now?

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