The News Media is showing the worst parts of the DNC debates….the least good parts of every candidate attendee….

But no one points out that there has been no debate on the DNC side….’Cause Biden could not handle one. .

Is really pushing the whole Climate Change/Global Warming schtick. There’s a whole series of little blurbs that they put into their “news” (produced elsewhere and apparently distributed to all CBS stations?)

They keep telling us that Sea Ice is falling (it isn’t), that glaciers in Svalbard are retreating (they aren’t, unless you compare winter of 1 year to summer of another year) and lots of other mistruths….Not sure why a local TV station is pushing this meme, but they are, big time.

Of course, we Must Do Something because sea levels are Rising by FEET (they aren’t) and soon it will affect us all, even here in the Midwest.

There must be a lagging belief about Global Warming in the general population, if the local TV station is pushing the Climate Change agenda…..the powers that be must fear that they will no longer be able to milk all that money if they don’t keep up the religion…

I mean, if one knows certain acts will happen, and the timeframe, then one can sell short certain stocks and gain a fortune:

Terror group’s associates are accused of making more than $900 MILLION by shorting shares in Israel’s biggest bank weeks before October 7 massacre

Seems like a good idea at first glance…, but I am sure that at some point the Mossad will have a discussion with them about this, and the results won’t be what the “associates” will hope for….

Knowing this will happen, and doing nothing about it is bad enough….profiting from it (and, one would assume, sharing those profits with Hamas officials) is an entirely different level of evil.

I hope the Mossad makes them scream before ending their existence.

Do you know where it is?

Much truth here. It goes to character.

The folks in the comments on his blog show theirs….Bigly.

It’ll be because of an outbreak of something like this:

Doctors in parts of Massachusetts and Ohio are reporting a spike in child pneumonia cases similar to the outbreak spreading in China and parts of Europe

Bet on it. If not this, then something similar

They’re gonna keep you inside and separated from others “For Your Own Good”….make you vote by mail or online (or at least STRONGLY encourage that)…And another illegitimate President (of the DNC variety) will be anointed.

Ever notice how these outbeaks only happen before an election? THe timing of these is oddly coincidental.

I mean, A tent city in winter in Chicago is not a great idea. Not in any way.

Winter. Cold Wind. Below zero temps. A tent city for anyone is a stupid idea.

Migrant or no, illegal or not, don’t put people outside to freeze to death in winter. Send them back south. Likely safer and more cost effective.

Camping in winter is one thing…if you have the gear. Not so much living through a winter in a tent.

Someone must be making a LOT of money for this idea to go forward. Big money.

It isn’t like there aren’t a lot of abandoned grocery stores and warehouses that could be easily fixed up that could house the same number of people in much greater safety and comfort for the same kind of money. Plus these places would have bathroom facilities that an outdoor tent city wouldn’t.  Nothing like an outhouse at -20F.

Like I said, someone’s gotta be making big money.

Gonna fine tune the trims and mark them so next time it won’t be an issue.

One point to note for those that don’t know the 340: The aileron trim is just a knob. No markings (yet) and the total adjustment, (from “crash left” to “Crash Right”) is less than half a turn. So the knob is generally adjusted once and then left alone. if you mess with it it is hard to get it back to exactly correct…. It isn’t obvious that it has moved, nor should it ever move once set.  When I went through my transition training I was told to “set it and forget it”,,, don’t mess with it….so I never did.

But I will fix the issue in that I will mark it so that it will be obvious that it has been moved from this point forward.

Post maintenance surprise!

So I picked up the 340 from the avionics place that installed some stuff I had bought from another 340 dude. Upgraded the Aspen, moved some instruments, and fixed (mostly) the cockpit lighting.

Paid my bill, fueled up, preflighted and started the engines. Listened tot he ATIS, Called Clearance, got my IFR clearance, called Ground, “Ready to Taxi” ..They asked if I could take RWY36, or I could wait 10 minutes for 28L  and I said yes, even though it was kinda marginal, length wise (2600 ft). I figured I’d do a short field takeoff .

Pulled up to the hold-short line, did the runup, got clearance for take off,  rolled to the threshold of 36 and advanced the throttles. Being a cool day, the engines were at full 335 HP. We accelerated quickly.

My, what a surprise. Unbeknownst to me, the aileron trim was full left, the rudder trim was full right, and the 340A went kinda sideways for a moment. Plus the roll. It rook me a minute to figure out what the hell was going on and maintain level(ish) flight. So much so that the tower asked if I was ok, but I didn’t answer ’cause I was too busy trying to fly…..I did figure out the aileron roll and then the rudder trim, and got them more or less centered back where they belong (on the 340 the aileron trim is very sensitive) and got back to flying(ish) trim.

I then replied to the tower that I had some “minor” flight control issues and could I fly runway heading at 2500 while I figured the issue out?

They said yes, so that’s what I did., I didn’t wanna go higher into IMC and really didn’t want to turn or engage the autopilot until I got things settled, all the while managing the engines and all that. I was so busy that I didn’t even bring up the gear for about 4 minutes.

Once I got the trims more or less centered I then let the tower know I was ready for a climb and they moved me to Departure for my en-route stuff.

A lesson learned: Make sure no one has messed with the trims. It can cause a real issue. I damned near crashed my plane because I didn’t check that as part of the preflight (why would I?) and wasn’t expecting the resulting flight attitude. I mean, yeah, elevator trim sure…. But not the rudder and aileron trim. (gonna fix that once I get them set again, a paint marker line for the proper setting for easy visual confirmation from this point on….)

The rest of the flight was pretty normal at 11,000 ft. In and out of IMC all the way home. Minor rime icing but I never even bothered to inflate the boots, and a decent, if ham-fisted approach. Broke out of the clouds at about 800 ft on the RNAV and did a really smooth (if a bit long) crosswind landing. (why is it that your best landings are when there is no one else in the plane to witness them?)

I really need to get a safety pilot and do some more time under the foggles though. Hand flying in IMC wasn’t as good as it should have been. Autopilots make us lazy and degrade our skills.

The “Palestinians” (Really Syrians by ethnicity and culture) renege on the terms of the Truce and refuse to release hostages as promised.

Hamas BLOCKS release of second group of hostages: Terror group refuses to free 14 prisoners and accuses Israel of breaking terms of four-day pause by failing to allow enough aid trucks into Gaza

Can anyone who has ever worked with or lived near an exiled “Palestinian” say they are surprised by this weasel-like behavior?