I'm just curious since right now I'm just a PPL student so I can't fly high above the clouds just yet but are you able to see the stars clearly and even the Milky Way itself when you are flying in the cockpit in like an a320? I searched up images of it but I'm not sure if they are actually real or not.
Hi, I'm going to be starting my first semester at WMU this fall and I just wanted to ask about how accessible power outlets are at lectures at the aviation and main campus? Do the lecture halls have power outlets on top of the desks for every seat or is it the type where you would need to specifically sit at a place where there is one? My laptop dies pretty quickly so I'd need to end up charging it pretty often which is why I'm concerned.
Is it weird to be scared of roller coasters if you are a pilot? I'm currently a pilot in training and I want to get my CPL someday and I'm not scared of flying at all but I feel uneasy when it comes to getting on big roller coasters. My friends think its strange that I'm aiming to become a pilot but am too afraid of getting on Millenium Force.
Hi, just curious to learn and explore about the projects people do in this community. I've just recently gotten into building foamboard rc airplanes and its been really fun :).
Hello, I've graduated high school recently and my friends and I have committed to majoring in engineering (mechanical, aerospace/aeronautical, electrical, nuclear, civil and biomedical). Currently, I've settled on becoming an aeronautical engineer, but hearing from other people, I've been told that mechanical is the best overall engineering degree because of how flexible/applicable it is to various industries.
In my head I've kind of thought that a mechanical engineering degree is like having a handgun with a lot of ammo but with low accuracy because it is a broader field of study, wheras, a "specialized" engineering degree is like having a sniper with fewer ammo but with a higher accuracy.
I myself am mostly interested in the aerospace side of things so I'm wondering that if I were to apply to a position that deals with building aircraft side of things as a mechanical engineer and an alternate version of myself were to apply to the same position as an aerospace engineer, would the aerospace engineer get the job instead of the mechanical engineer or does the engineering degree that you have not really matter in the eye of the hirer?
