This probably cost a few hundred dollars of fuel, but reaped many thousands of dollars of good PR. Win-win.

(Written on 03/03/2023)(Permalink)

... Hayward airport?

(Written on 09/02/2022)(Permalink)

> The Catalyst ... has achieved 41,000 feet in an altitude chamber. Wow. That's about 1/5 sea level air pressure. I can't imagine a system able to maintain that while handling the turbine's output gasses.

(Written on 05/27/2022)(Permalink)

Nah. They aren't accurate enough to keep the laser beam tight enough to impact the culprit(s), although they'll light up nicely when they're hit. Wrong incentive.

(Written on 02/18/2022)(Permalink)

Remember: put it in SECOND gear before you do this. Makes it much easier. (Not that anyone owns manual shift cars anymore...)

(Written on 12/10/2021)(Permalink)

It'll be nice when this isn't a surprising thing...

(Written on 11/05/2021)(Permalink)

Probably the one time a reeeally loud horn would be useful on a plane.

(Written on 08/27/2021)(Permalink)

Yeah, would have been fun. But, you know that he's been approached by people who ask this in all seriousness. (People, excepting present company of course, are idiots.)

(Written on 08/20/2021)(Permalink)

... did he let you take it for a spin?

(Written on 08/20/2021)(Permalink)

I love the United States, and I still think we should work to improve it.

(Written on 08/06/2021)(Permalink)