David Stites

Proud Purdue & UColorado grad. I ❤️ beautiful code, elegant solutions to complicated problems and 🏈. Multi-engine flight instructor. Engineer. Father.

[David Stites @beechdad]

@JimmyP_coltrane @elonmusk Agreed. I didn’t mind the $50/mo subscription fee but I’ll definitely be canceling my @Starlink subscription now. A 5X multiplier when I don’t even come close to flying 300 knots is ridiculous.

[David Stites @beechdad]

It is pathetic that @elonmusk, a pilot himself, is trying to make a buck off the backs of general aviation pilots flying piston aircraft. An email just went out limiting Starlink Roam to 100 mph. It stinks of Signature/Atlantic energy.

[David Stites @beechdad]

@Alphafox78 Don’t do this. It’s gross. Wait for the investigation, especially if you don’t know what you’re talking about.

[David Stites @beechdad]

@CaptMeticuli @Alphafox78 Don’t do this. It’s gross. You don’t know what you’re talking about because 787s have a takeoff config that’s flaps 1, which is only slots. Wait for the investigation.

[David Stites @beechdad]

@savsays @meliandee Just checking, the same NYT that abbreviated FAA has F.A.A. in the article. Just checking though…

[David Stites @beechdad]

@SecDuffy @NTSB @FAANews Also, it’s a “certificate”, not a license.

[David Stites @beechdad]

@SecDuffy @NTSB @FAANews Uh no. 91.3 explicitly provides PIC the authority to deviate from any part of the FARs to maintain the safety of the flight. That means if ATC issues me an instruction that I deem would be unsafe, I have the ability and responsibility to say unable

[David Stites @beechdad]

@ShadowofEzra Here’s your junior NTSB investigator badge. Now stfu and let people who actually know about aviation handle it

[David Stites @beechdad]

@MattWallace888 Hold still, I am shooting a documentary about retards.

[David Stites @beechdad]

@freennc65 @bennyjohnson You could have also just stopped at “I’ll admit I don’t know anything about flying an aircraft”

[Jared Yoshiki @jaredyoshiki]

Whiteman Airport (WHP) in Pacoima illustrating the value of urban airports supporting CalFire aerial assets during these devastating fires in SoCal. Be safe everyone & thank you first responders and emergency crews for protecting our communities! #aviation ⁦@flywithaopa⁩

[David Stites @beechdad]

The Sierras are so beautiful in the winter!

[David Stites @beechdad]

This season, we’re reminded of the things that truly make life take flight - family, the magic of Christmas, the beauty of the season, the skies that inspire us and our love for aviation. Wishing you peace, joy and togetherness. From our hangar, Merry Christmas and happy flying!

[David Stites @beechdad]

2024 @ForeFlight Recap. It was a great year for flying! I can’t wait for 2025!

[David Stites @beechdad]

@HarrisonKrank Tell me you don’t know anything about aviation without telling me you don’t know anything about aviation

[David Stites @beechdad]

@elonmusk @JohnFetterman Give sloth a break, he’s mentally retarded

[Jared Yoshiki @jaredyoshiki]

As Banning considers closing its airport, policymakers should consider just how valuable this asset is for the IE. Only 7.8nm and a 3 min flight to touch the #Linefire TFR. #aviation is critical in wildfire response and airports make that possible. #SaveCAAirports @flywithaopa

[David Stites @beechdad]

The 4th annual Food Truck Fly-In!

[David Stites @beechdad]

@EdenHunt18 @LaurenWitzkeDE @the_bronan There is a corresponding 121 reg where the CA is PIC and is the final authority with regard to operation.

[David Stites @beechdad]

@LaurenWitzkeDE @the_bronan No, 14 CFR 91.3 and 14 CFR 91.103