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Staff Writer at Jalopnik, learning pilot and does bus stuff. Smart Fortwo (x4), Honda Beat, Suzuki Every, VW Touareg V10, Passat TDI, Jetta TDI, Audi TT, Buell Lightning, Triumph Tiger, Genuine Stella

I have very much enjoyed your presence, your writing, and your journey for years, Mercedes - I just wanted to let you know. Read more

I work in entertainment, and this is one of the realest and truest things I have heard someone in this industry say:

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This is actually what autopilot is in the marine world. It either maintains a constant direction for you, or follows a string of waypoints that you set for it. No throttle control either. Whatever you come across between two points is the person at the helm’s responsibility. Read more

And you’d get to use the HOV lanes even when it’s just you! Win! Read more

This would have been so much better with an explosion. Read more

Ah, good ol’ Subaru. 21st century features with 20th century implementation. Read more

If your alternator has shit the bed, causing your car to die in the road, a decent jump box can get you somewhere safe. BTDT, back when I drove older cars. Read more

See, he hasn’t learned yet that the job of the cops is to enforce the law for the Rich not against them. He hasn’t learned how to be a happy little stormtrooper yet. He’ll be fired soon enough if he doesn’t though.
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The exceptional weather in California is responsible for maintaining the appearance and condition of many cars, whether they’re collectible or just mass produced appliances. Lack of enough garage space forces me to keep a few outdoors. Even a 45 year old car with decent body panel galvanizing can live outdoors 24/7 w Read more

I’m trying to find a reason beyond incompetence how this would happen. I can think of several scenarios, none of them good
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On second thought, that flight path is over Yukon, so probably Lake Overholser in the pic. Lined up for 13 then, but either just really bad approach planning or incorrect FMS setup. Possible wrong flight mode in the autopilot as well. Just so many reasons this could happen hard to guess
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Ok, Airline pilot here. So, night visual approach. I’m just spitballing but there is an airport to the NW of OKC that has been mistaken for OKC at night. You come flying in, request the visual approach, you see a runway and start to go to it but the low alt warning comes from ATC and then they realize they lined up for Read more

When the bus slams into the baby carriage, that’s one of the all-time best shockers moviemakers ever put to film. My jaw hit the floor when it unspooled in front of me. That was genius. Read more