We all know the marshaller signals. Go left, go right, stop, death threat, etc.

There is, however, one that appears in official docs, but never in discussions or at the airport (at least I've never had a marshaller show this to me) – the "dispatch aircraft" symbol:

Does anyone know when this is used, if at all? The definition ("Perform a standard salute with right hand and/or wand to dispatch the aircraft. Maintain eye contact with flight crew until aircraft has begun to taxi.") suggests that it's supposed to be used after you obtain taxi clearance but before you start to move.

That said, the marshaller has never been present when I was getting ready to taxi. I always just called tower or delivery to get startup and taxi clearances, switched on the taxi lights and went on my merry way. So, what's the reason for this hand signal's existence? And how would the marshaller know when to dispatch the aircraft since (I assume) they aren't listening in on radio? Is it only used in commercial or military aviation? I know it's a standard thing on aircraft carriers to confirm the pilot is ready for takeoff, but this signal is featured in ICAO docs, not US Navy procedures. Has anyone here been saluted by a marshaller? Would love to hear your answers.

Install

Hi,

This is just a little helper script which adds buttons to posts and comments on any Lemmy instance except your own which lead to a search page in your home instance allowing you to quickly interact with content.

For now this is just a bunch of buttons, but ideally it'd be a fully-featured script that presents you with a proper text field for commenting/replying and buttons for voting. This is just the initial release and I'll be working to make the script better and save even more time while slacking off on Lemmy :P

Usage

Click the big 'Install' button above, then approve the script on the page displayed by your userscript manager. I've tested it on Violentmonkey and Tampermonkey with Firefox.

After installing, go to any Lemmy instance and enter your home instance's domain into the prompt (just the domain, like lemmy.world or sh.itjust.works and nothing else). You can change this domain later by clicking on your manager's icon, then on "Change home instance" below the script's name.

From now on you'll see blue buttons ("[ comment on own instance instead ]" on posts and "[ C ]" on comments) outside your specified home instance. Click on any to go to a search page on your own instance, then click the link icon if you're interacting with a comment or post title if with a post, then reply or vote on content as you desire.

This is the first release, so might be prone to breaking and isn't very beautiful yet. Please report any issues and send suggestions via DM or in the comments below.

Thanks and happy using.

On Reddit I frequently heard stories from either newly-passed or newly-failed private pilots outlining the entire process and seeking advice. So I started wondering - how difficult is it to pass the PPL check in the US? I heard that there is a long oral questions part where the examiner quizzes you on the theoretical parts before you even start to brief the flight, much less get in the cockpit. Are there no written exams there, just these questions? Or is it both? If both, why is this part so long (heard it can go on for over an hour)? Do you need to know what every FAR regulates? I frequently see Americans referencing FARs alongside their numbers as if they had an index in their head lol

Here in EASA land one of my friends told me that the check is "hard to fail if you paid attention" and, while stressful, yeah, the examiner did not try to trip me up with questions nor did he ask me to perform maneuvers I haven't practiced well. It felt like just another solo XC flight, a couple touch-and-gos at the destination airport including without flaps and without engine power, then on the way back a few stalls, deep turns, some rudimentary instrument flying and that was it. Haven't heard of anyone who failed the thing so far.

So, how's the situation where you guys are? What's the pass rate? Do you know someone who failed (or maybe even you yourself had failed)? Would love to hear from you all!

Hi everyone, I just joined here and wanted to subscribe to a few communities off-lemmyfly like [email protected] but can't find a way to do it. When I search for [email protected] I get no results and even when going directly to https://lemmyfly.org/c/[email protected] I get hit with a 404. Am I doing something wrong or is it just not possible to do it?