>>1538942>but you can still flyUnless you're wearing a parachute or over deep snow, the plane you're flying can always still fly.
You say mayday if you'd rather be doing paperwork than waiting behind a 737.
>>1539441>to allow for a shorter wingspanWhy not just have smaller mean chord and folding wings?
>higher wing loading reduces turbulenceYou're focusing on the wrong properties. Higher wing loading = higher performance. However, motherfucking dumbass GA pilots will crash them and file lawsuits at an alarming rate, negating the advantages. See also: certification requirements.
>>1539442>imagine buying a plane for the price of a house and having to taxi it with differential braking.Who gives one motherfucking fuck how the airplane taxis? It's an airplane, not your motherfucking trailer home.
>>1542367>N390GM got a call from the FAAThey investigate every report. The paraglider vlogger got a call too, it was more like adoring fanmail.
If you want to defund the FAA then go explain to normies how flying is a safe and effective means of transportation and pilots are benevolent people. I guarantee you it's harder than you think.
>>1542004>This guy got a 7 month suspension for thatEvery glider pilot gets a 7 months suspension annually from God. At least Bruno is rich enough to travel to South Africa and compete in 20m multiseat.
>>1544599... not the kind of airplane with resale value
>>1544775>Why is having a gearbox in a plane a bad idea?having a shifting gearbox is pointless because the engine generates the most power at a certain RPM, there's no need to ever change it
>>1545058>You don't fly, you just waste hours in the cockpit.So, go fly a Chinook.