Jimmy Kerr ✈️

Tech Geek - Investor, Startups, AeroSpace

[FL360aero @fl360aero]

The accident involved a 2004-model Gulfstream G200 (N318JF) private business jet.

Authorities are investigating the incident, and emergency crews responded quickly to the scene.

#aircraft

[Jimmy Kerr ✈️ @JimKerrUSA]

This was an interesting video talking about pilot pay. A US Captain making $450K/year makes less money than a UAE Captain being paid $322K/year. UAE has no income taxes, provides free luxury housing, and even pays for school for their kids. I'm ready to move to the UAE! https://t.co/DjN0tUR5eh

[AviatorDB @AviatorDB]

A routine LAX departure became a fast-moving safety save when Delta 958 drifted off course toward SkyWest 231E and controllers stepped in with urgent turn commands. ✈

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[Jimmy Kerr ✈️ @JimKerrUSA]

@AviatorDB That is an awesome picture!

[Jimmy Kerr ✈️ @JimKerrUSA]

It is really scary how many of these types of almost accidents we have! The aviation system is designed ot be safe, but those safety nets are deteriorating.

[AviatorDB @AviatorDB]

A go-around near Newark put two United Express regional jets on converging paths — and TCAS, not routine spacing, became the decisive last safety layer. ✈

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[Jimmy Kerr ✈️ @JimKerrUSA]

Even airliners have have to watch out for Wake Turbulence!

[AviatorDB @AviatorDB]

An A320 was about 7.6 nm behind an A380, yet still hit wake turbulence hard enough to injure five people ✈

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[AviatorDB @AviatorDB]

New visual reconstructions are bringing renewed attention to the crash of Delta Flight 4819 in Toronto. A TSB Canada animation and independent analyses are detailing the sequence of events that led to the CRJ-900 accident.

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[Jimmy Kerr ✈️ @JimKerrUSA]

🚨 I just benchmarked the top open-source AI models… and the trillion-parameter giant got crushed.

The 1-trillion-parameter Kimi K2 lost to models a fraction of its size.
I tested the leading models head-to-head on reasoning, coding, and writing skills — three identical trials per prompt, same conditions for every model.

Final Ranking:

1. NVIDIA Nemotron-3-Super (120B) — 100% success rate. Fastest in the test.
2. DeepSeek V4-Flash (284B MoE) — 100% success rate. ~2× slower than Nemotron.
3. DeepSeek V4-Pro (158B) — 100% success rate. ~4× slower than Nemotron.
4. Qwen 3.5 (35B) — 80% success rate. ~3× slower.
5. Qwen 3.6 (35B) — 73% success rate. Best editorial prose of the group.
6. Kimi K2.6 (1T) — 80% success rate. ~8× slower than Nemotron.

What shocked me most? Qwen 3.x and Kimi models burned through their entire token budget on endless internal chain-of-thought… and still never reached an answer. Zero or incomplete output. Completely unusable for real-world agentic coding.

These are the exact models being hyped as “close to or beating Opus 4.7 and GPT-5.5.”
They’re not even in the same league.

Nemotron and DeepSeek were the only ones that handled agentic coding tasks without collapsing. They’re not frontier-level yet, but they’re excellent for general coding and reasoning. Qwen 3.6 slightly beat Nemotron on writing — great to keep in the arsenal when output quality > speed.

What open-source models are you actually using in your stack right now?
Drop them below 👇

#OpenSourceAI #AIOps #EnterpriseAI #LLM #AI

[AviatorDB @AviatorDB]

EU airlines want to delay the 2030 e-SAF mandate due to supply gaps and potential €7-9B penalties. We track European airline fleets — see what aircraft they operate. https://t.co/uTpLiReMuz #SAF #Aviation

[Jimmy Kerr ✈️ @JimKerrUSA]

If ALT is the Super Bowl, what is ORD? Fun watching activity on FR24 at these busy airports! https://t.co/vDO8UsAfWM

[AviatorDB @AviatorDB]

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson has been the world's busiest airport for over 20 years. About 100 million passengers annually. If planespotting is a sport, ATL is the Super Bowl. Could spot there every day for a year and still see airlines you've never encountered.

[AviatorDB @AviatorDB]

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson has been the world's busiest airport for over 20 years. About 100 million passengers annually. If planespotting is a sport, ATL is the Super Bowl. Could spot there every day for a year and still see airlines you've never encountered.

[Jimmy Kerr ✈️ @JimKerrUSA]

@rotax owners take a look at this one. Connecting rod failure in a 912iS. Will be good to dig into the root cause of this one.

[AviatorDB @AviatorDB]

NTSB data shows a connecting rod failure in a turbocharged 912iS led to a fatal forced landing of a Pelegrin Tarragon near Chandler, AZ. Read more: https://t.co/Szx3rmvtXK #Aviation #pilot

[AviatorDB @AviatorDB]

NTSB data shows a connecting rod failure in a turbocharged 912iS led to a fatal forced landing of a Pelegrin Tarragon near Chandler, AZ. Read more: https://t.co/Szx3rmvtXK #Aviation #pilot

[Jimmy Kerr ✈️ @JimKerrUSA]

Amazing that the MD600 has been in production for 47 years! I remember when I first saw a NOTAR and was blown away by how they work. Much safer than a spinning propeller that the pilot cannot see. They were ahead of their time. Great pic!

[AviatorDB @AviatorDB]

"On this day in 1979, the McDonnell Douglas MD-600N debuted, blending jet power with NOTAR’s silent flight. Surprised? This 8-seat helicopter used a jet engine to eliminate tail rotors, making it a stealthy favorite for police and VIP missions.

#AviatorDB #PlaneOfTheDay #Aviation #HelicopterHistory #NOTAR #AviationInnovation"

Follow us for a new aircraft every single day.

[Jimmy Kerr ✈️ @JimKerrUSA]

Check out my stats on AviatorDB! Still growing my collection. Tons of fun! #avgeek #planespotting https://t.co/eEYm318UDd

[Jimmy Kerr ✈️ @JimKerrUSA]

I hope something positive comes out of this meeting. The FAA should have never approved that helicopter route. The FAA will not allow anything to be built in the approach path of an airport. They hassle people over everything. Yet, they allow transient traffic to fly directly under the glide path of an airliner and the controllers don't even monitor what the helicopters are doing! You see him? Uhh yeah... Ok then we can ignore all of the imminent crash alarms sounding in the tower and let you guys collide. Not our problem now? WTF?

[Jimmy Kerr ✈️ @JimKerrUSA]

I cannot believe @FAANews authorized this route! Crazy. This tragedy should have never happened.

[AviatorDB @AviatorDB]

NTSB: Systemic Failures Caused Potomac Midair Collision

NTSB blames FAA airspace design flaws, Army oversight gaps, and ATC failures for Jan. 2025 Potomac River midair crash killing 67, issuing 50 recommendations. Deadliest U.S. aviation disaster since 2001.

https://t.co/mPp3KJKops

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#Aviation #FAA #MidairCollision #NTSB #PotomacRiver

[AviatorDB @AviatorDB]

NTSB: Systemic Failures Caused Potomac Midair Collision

NTSB blames FAA airspace design flaws, Army oversight gaps, and ATC failures for Jan. 2025 Potomac River midair crash killing 67, issuing 50 recommendations. Deadliest U.S. aviation disaster since 2001.

https://t.co/mPp3KJKops

Follow @AviatorDB for daily aviation news

#Aviation #FAA #MidairCollision #NTSB #PotomacRiver

[Jimmy Kerr ✈️ @JimKerrUSA]

@Printful @davissiksnans @PrintifyApp @Printful @davissiksnans @PrintifyApp Still ghosted after transfer to 'Product and Design Team'—been on hold for 1.5 hours with no one joining the chat. Order #3889407477 slipping past Christmas! #PrintfulProblems #POD #Etsy #SmallBusiness"

[Jimmy Kerr ✈️ @JimKerrUSA]

Anyone else dealing with issues at @Printful? My order's been stuck in embroidery for weeks—they take forever to respond and ignore account notes. Ironically, I've had tons of items with the exact same logo go through fine before. #Printful #PrintOnDemand #EtsySeller #CustomerService

[Jimmy Kerr ✈️ @JimKerrUSA]

@Printful @davissiksnans @PrintifyApp Can you believe this? I am still waiting for some from the "Product and design Team" to join the chat. Been down this road before. Anyone else having issues with @Printful @PrintifyApp #PrintfulProblems