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@manu ohh I'm so glad you're here now! Love the comics, and super appreciated the blog post you wrote about being laid off from that other site.
@manu quick, everybody, lean forward! 😜
@manu this is more apt than you realize. This is like Elon getting rid of every floatation device. Now, statistically speaking, no one is EVER going to use a floatation device on an airplane, however, it's a nice thing to have when things go south.
@manu
that's not funny.
You will be fired when I am the owner of mastodon!
@manu I know I risk of sounding like a party-pooper here, but folks may find it interesting: believe it or not, pushing the nose down to increase airspeed is a critical part of the checklist for dealing with an engine fire in flight. https://www.aerobility.com/aerobility-safety-blog/2017/12/engine-fire-in-flight.html
ENGINE FIRE IN FLIGHT — Aerobility

Acknowledgements: Thomas P. Turner (Mastery Flight Training Inc.) More wise advice from Thomas: “QUESTION:  You note smoke entering the cabin from the front of your single-engine airplane, or see flames streaming back from a nacelle in a twin. 

Aerobility
@smittyplusplus Thank you for the context! How DARE you introduce some actual science and facts into my cartoon nonsense? 😄
@manu no it’s “full hardcore”
@manu “maniacal urgency” 👎