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stereotomy says

I suspect that the airlines are doing this so that in case a pilot keels over mid-departure because of clot shot damage, there's enough time for the copilot to recover, since the shallower departure angle means that the airplane is getting much more lift and can possibly "coast" a little with significantly less possibility of a stall.

Sounds like they switched from Vx (best angle of climb) to Vy (best rate of climb). That would get them to altitude faster, but over more ground distance with the shallower angle so they would be lower passing over your house. Vy is preferred but Vx is used if some obstacle must be cleared. Maybe an obstacle has been removed or noise abatement standards have been lifted for "quieter engines." Interesting take on the clot shot, since Vy does have a slightly better buffer over a stall. But then, a plane properly trimmed for takeoff is an easy handover from one pilot to the next.

Best rate of climb is more efficient than best angle (less fuel burned). Cheaper. Yet another tidbit of our incredibly shrinking standard of living.

I would also add there are a lot of checklists and redundancies for airline pilots these days.

Airplanes became so quiet I'm starting to miss the sound. Especially the sound of turboprops.

Seems like a monumental stretch.

I still do not know of anyone harmed by the jab. Certainly no one under the age of 70+.

Eric Holder says

Airplanes became so quiet I'm starting to miss the sound. Especially the sound of turboprops.

Will you miss the ear busting sound of Harleys when motorcycles go all electric?

HeadSet says

Eric Holder says

Airplanes became so quiet I'm starting to miss the sound. Especially the sound of turboprops.

Will you miss the ear busting sound of Harleys when motorcycles go all electric?

Harleys can eat shit and start on fire. Fucking small penis syndrome. Any loud motorcycle. They're a fucking nuisance. God they fucking piss me off.

With regards to the planes. 200' AGL would be pretty damn low over a building. My home airport MDW that's for sure possible or maybe San Diego, but I think they take off toward the Pacific because of the hill to the East.

Headset would know the most on this. BACAH is probably right as well. Getting to cruising altitude quicker so you burn less fuel is going to be cheaper. Climb as fast as you can within specifications of said plane. Staying lower in an urban setting as well is probably the worst thing you can do where you have zero possible emergency landing locations in the first couple minutes besides buildings. Sully was lucky to get it in the Hudson. Could have been buildings.

GNL says

I still do not know of anyone harmed by the jab. Certainly no one under the age of 70+.

Harmed or dead? I know many people, mainly female that were harmed. I think it messes with females more. My SIL had 2 miscarriages. My wife had issues for 4 months straight. Red tide.... I've heard other stories from friends. I don't know any guys that have had issues though and no sudden deaths or anything.

I recall what you do for a living. You might not be surrounded by that many people that were forced to take the jab for employment. Although I guess I'm probably the only pure blood in our group of close friends. I did the best when I got covid at the same time as other vaccinated people we were with. Either way it's not worth taking and my kids will NEVER take it.

WookieMan says

You might not be surrounded by that many people that were forced to take the jab for employment.

Could be true. I don't think any brokers forced their agents to get the jab. Funny enough though, I had a new agent use me this week. She's still wearing a mask.

GNL says

WookieMan says

You might not be surrounded by that many people that were forced to take the jab for employment.

Could be true. I don't think any brokers forced their agents to get the jab. Funny enough though, I had a new agent use me this week. She's still wearing a mask.

Yeah, unless they're W-2 employees like a secretary at the office, I don't think it can be forced on independent contractors. I'm out of the game for 5 years now and never developed relationships with brokers that became friends, so I could be talking out my arse on covid with regards to RE. Besides women, I'd bet most men RE brokers are unvaccinated for covid. Unless they're married to a nurse or something similar. Nurses are the worst... even though most have gotten covid 3 times by now. They're not dead. This whole thing has been a load of shit either way.

I have noticed the Jets are a lot quieter these days than they used to be..
While I don't live under the take off or landing path, I am in the approach and departure path depending on where the planes are coming or going. They are probably 3 to 10k' over head by time they fly over. The engines used to be loud enough even at that altitude, that the noise could be heard from inside. Outside you would have really speak up. Even the jets that make chemtrails, I used to remember jets that high, still gave off the roar of a jet way off in the distance.. Just not as loud. .Now they pass overhead in complete silence when they are that high up. The jets that fly over my house at lower are barely noticeable, especially inside. Also when I have taken the kids plane watching outside the airport fence, the low flying planes aren't as deafening when they are just overhead near the runway fence.

Tenpoundbass says

I have noticed the Jets are a lot quieter these days than they used to be..
While I don't live under the take off or landing path, I am in the approach and departure path depending on where the planes are coming or going.

They're still loud. I'm a bit west of a 9 approach and some of the business jets are rather loud still at probably 1-2k' AGL. No airlines fly in, but get the occasional 737 that the mechanics work on or testing for other stuff without doxxing myself. Only stayed in hotels by airports and I could not live that life outside of my random adult aviation fetish. Our train tracks are awful. No one has the god damn gumption to make our crossings horn free. I'll fix it though instead of bitching about it.

B.A.C.A.H. says

Best rate of climb is more efficient than best angle (less fuel burned). Cheaper. Yet another tidbit of our incredibly shrinking standard of living.

I see this everywhere, business's using 'Covid' to finally deliver the customer 'service' that they always wanted to. PG$E, as an example, closed the last remaining office that you could actually walk into, pay a bill, and talk to a person. They also replaced the wooden architectural fencing around a sub-station in a residential area with some 18' concentration camp fencing topped with concertina wire.
The result of Home Land Security combined with Global Pandemic Safety is usually a big 'FUCK YOU, THAT'S WHY.........SIR'

WookieMan says

Yeah, unless they're W-2 employees like a secretary at the office, I don't think it can be forced on independent contractors.

Makes sense. I never asked.

I think they vary their flight paths over tri valley. Sometimes they seem to be coming in loud and low for a while, then most of the time they are further away. In Santa Cruz, you mostly hear helicopters and small craft. You can see the big ones high mostly going north south. Once in a while, some military jet might scream by. I can't otherwise discern any particular variations.

I think this started pre-covid, but...

https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/story?id=118812&page=1

HeadSet says

Eric Holder says

Airplanes became so quiet I'm starting to miss the sound. Especially the sound of turboprops.

Will you miss the ear busting sound of Harleys when motorcycles go all electric?

Nobody would miss that.

RWSGFY says

Will you miss the ear busting sound of Harleys when motorcycles go all electric?

Nobody would miss that.

I got triggered again. https://southpark.cc.com/video-clips/rclnjb/south-park-insanely-good-sense

"Bike-Curious," LOL.

WookieMan says

They're still loud. I'm a bit west of a 9 approach and some of the business jets are rather loud still at probably 1-2k' AGL. No airlines fly in, but get the occasional 737 that the mechanics work on or testing for other stuff without doxing myself.

Sounds like the commercial Jets you do occasionally get, are older loud engines. The Ft Lauderdale airport expanded with in the last 10 years. There was huge legal battle that tried to stop them. I think the quiet Jets were one of the concessions. All of the jets that fly out of here are all newer jets. I mean you can hear them some, but they aren't any louder than the roar of the traffic on i95 that is about a mile from me. And honestly most planes are much quieter than that. It's the rice burner motorcycles on i95 that are the new "let's pause our conversation while this thing passes".
They literally sound like they are ripping through my yard. I can hear them one or two exits south of me, and for one or two exits north.
Especially when there's not much traffic latter at night, and one is ripping 90mph or more.
I just heard one flew over, it's about as loud as a brisk breeze blowing through a window screen of an open window for about 20 seconds.

Motorcycles are shit. I know too many people injured or dead from them. They're loud, unsafe pieces of shit.

I bought a decibel meter because of one cock sucking neighbor. Running 100+dbl over 100' away. Just idling. I chewed his ass out bigly. He started killing the bike and walking it from the end of the block. Mind you he was doing this shit at 6am during summer weather when we have our windows open. So I'm not some Karen and am pretty reasonable. But bull shit is bull shit. He listened. I may or may not have threatened to kill him if I'm being honest.

My outbursts are legendary. Only 2 speeding tickets and 2 underage drinking tickets. Otherwise clean as can be. No arrests. My one benefit was having a dad as a lawyer. I knew the law more than cops were trained for. The book of my life is basically here, but I might write something and try to publish it. It would be an intriguing story. I have 2 hour stretches of my life I could write 20 pages on.

Fucking kids activities get in the way and insomnia writing is going to be a proof readers nightmare. And this is why I should write something. I can easily get on Oprah's book club as I know a person. Not joking. Even if I ghost write it the shit I'd write would be obvious is the only concern. Think Hunter S Thompson except too much shit about family and friends.

Wookie tangent as usual. Contemplating doing it though. There would be a chapter about this place though that's for sure.

Motorcycles should be required to meet the same pollution and noise standards as cars. They are lighter and smaller than cars, so it should be easy. Light trucks that are used as cars should also have to meet the same standards as well.