Wasting My Time in the Time of Coronavirus

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle) 05/14/2020 at 10:24 • Filed to: Flight Safety, Aviation, Ugh

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I’ve attended a few online meetings on how to maintain safe aviation operations dur i ng the pandemic , and they all follow a similar pattern.

Introduce topic on how to reduce stress and maintain mission capabilities

Introduce a subject matter expert with an MD, PhDs in neurology and psychology , and a Masters in Public Health

Spend another 10 minutes reading the expert’s CV.

Wait 5 minutes for expert to learn how to share their screen.

Expert offers timely advice, such as “Sleep reduces fatigue” and “don’t eat a bunch of pills right before takeoff.”

CalzoneGolem > For Sweden 05/14/2020 at 10:38

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I mean ... that’s pretty good ad vice right?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > For Sweden 05/14/2020 at 10:40

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I wonder how some of these people with PhD’s put gas in their car.

Wait 5 minutes for expert to learn how to share their screen.

For Sweden > CalzoneGolem 05/14/2020 at 10:41

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It’s extremely important advice! Right up there with “don’t stab yourself.”

Nom De Plume > For Sweden 05/14/2020 at 10:41

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I do hate to waste good wit on the Kinja sites.

Something something S pruce G oose 2: Apply Within About Opportunities

ClassicDatsunDebate > For Sweden 05/14/2020 at 10:55

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In these uncertain times of the Covid19 novel coronavirus, we would like to remind all our pilots that weather can be unpredictable, so it is even more important during a pandemic to redouble you efforts to maintain current METARS.  We want all our pilots to know your safety is our highest priority during these troubled times. Pandemic. Coronavirus. Covid19 troubbbbb...time...

For Sweden > ClassicDatsunDebate 05/14/2020 at 10:56

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I’m triggered

ClassicDatsunDebate > For Sweden 05/14/2020 at 10:59

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At least your experts don’t have to spend 5 minutes reminding everyone which unceded indigenous territory they’re speaking from.

facw > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/14/2020 at 11:01

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Well the Princeton ones have that covered.

But yeah, it’s pretty important to remember that expertise in one area definitely does not imply even basic competence in others.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > facw 05/14/2020 at 11:08

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I went to college with a guy who told me he wasn’t good at basic life skills so he was going for his PhD. I was like okay so that will make you a good professor I guess. 

CalzoneGolem > For Sweden 05/14/2020 at 11:08

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Before flying do not remove any your own limbs with a chainsaw.

For Sweden > ClassicDatsunDebate 05/14/2020 at 11:13

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How else would Justin Trudeau know where to put the canoes and paddles?

DipodomysDeserti > For Sweden 05/14/2020 at 11:15

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I’ve attending two meeting a day, every day, for the last two and a half months, in an unrelated field, and they follow a similar pattern.

functionoverfashion > For Sweden 05/14/2020 at 14:13

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My little portable air tank I use for topping off tires, etc. has a warning sticker on the outside, something short and sweet like “Do not consume.” As in, yeah, don’t eat it. A steel cylinder. 

For Sweden > functionoverfashion 05/14/2020 at 14:15

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They may be referring to the air inside container.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > For Sweden 05/14/2020 at 16:21

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“And remember, we’re here for you.”