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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 am suggesting that the multiple suspicious whistleblower deaths in the 737 Max case are the result of homicide by Boeing or persons working for Boeing, and that by now pleading guilty, the company is squandering the efforts of their hired killers. I hope that helps!

Man way to waste all the hard work your murderers put in guys, they suicided all those folks and you just roll SMH Read more

Ive owned my slingshot since 2017 and have throughly enjoyed it. It is not a motorcycle and to compare it to one is ludicrous! If you are 6ft 8 you are remarkably to large of a man to be comfortable in one and to knock it well that is just crap. I find the amazing amount of haters commenting negativly is what is wrong Read more

He’s *77* and served in the Navy. “Filing papers” is NOT his problem at this point. It wasn’t even required back then in all likelihood since his parents were citizens. I am going to bet he has had a social security number his whole life too. He’s a citizen, full stop. This is first rate petty bureaucratic bullshit Read more

I worked in a Polaris and Can-Am (among other brands) dealership. The Can-Am Spyders were largely bought by people who wanted kind of a motorcycle experience but felt much safer with the three wheels (No putting a foot down at stops), larger size and visibility than many motorcycles, and the stability control. The Read more

People don’t buy performance and sports cars because they’re afraid of motorcycles. Some of us just have little to no interest or use for them and/or don’t want to be associated with certain highly visible bands of riders. Just because it’s registered as a motorcycle, doesn’t mean it is one, it’s more an issue of not Read more

He doesn’t need to wait, he needs to get an attorney and sue their dumb asses, ASAP. Or better yet, move out of Tennessee. Read more

I had to park my Ducati a few years ago due to some health issues. I have a Slingshot R and a Can-am Spyder F3. Both have their positives and negatives but honestly you should scared in this review. If you are scared of these I don’t suggest trying a motorcycle. I hope to get back on my Ducati after a couple more Read more

I know you are trying to hate on them but there is an actual reason to get these. People who can no longer ride motorcycles due to health issues. I still have my Ducati but I also have a Can-Am Spyder F3 and a Slingshot due to health issues. Someday I hope to get back on my Ducati after a few more surgeries.  Read more

Buy your fireworks. Drive safe on the way home, throw a blanket over the boxes to keep them out of view, stick to the speed limit, be sober, and don’t get all road ragey, and you can set them off when you get home. Nobody cares, I promise. Don’t give the cops probable cause to pull you, and you’ll be fine.
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I can’t help but notice it isn’t a Ram truck.  If I’ve learned anything, Ram trucks can’t be moved by Tornados.  Especially if they are red. Read more

It doesn’t feel like a drop. It just feels like deceleration slightly stronger than the usual deceleration at top of descent. It is in no way a dive, and of course, nothing like the deceleration when the brakes and thrust reverse comes in on landing. It’s a total non-event. IIRC, per Flight Aware we hit about 3500fpm Read more

No, it doesn’t. As I said, it’s a little bumpier than normal and there is a bit of rumble from the air over the speed brakes, but other than the very beginning nose over and faster than usual deceleration for the descent, it doesn’t really make much difference, once established in the descent, it’s all the same. Read more

Any landing you can walk away from is a good one. Getting to fly the airplane again is very optional. Read more

Ok airline pilot here. Depressurizations happen, not super common but anything can break. We have procedures for this, I have done this once actually. We perform whats called an Emergency descent. It’s an emergency procedure that requires getting down to a safe altitude as quickly as possible, this is a unpressurized Read more

It was no doubt a rapid controlled descent that pilots are well trained for. Read more