James Harding

Software Engineer → Airline Pilot

☀️ by day: Airbus A350 First Officer 👨‍✈️
🌙 by night: Python/TS/React 👨‍💻 (when not flying overnight, of course!)

[James Harding @jdhardng]

Just finished a new post about all the different ways we use radio while flying. VOR, ILS, DME, etc. Lots of interactive illustrations to play with too!

https://t.co/ZmPxbH6pMw

[James Harding @jdhardng]

@ArielRingler I’ve only had a single flight to Buenos Aires (which was a “shuttle” flight from Rio), but it was a beautiful place to fly :) the Empanadas from the terminal were fantastic too!

[James Harding @jdhardng]

@swakeman @LawProfHolloway @AirCadetAlberta Thank you :)

[James Harding @jdhardng]

@LawProfHolloway @AirCadetAlberta @swakeman I agree! I wholeheartedly attribute my career success so far to the start that I had in Air Cadets. Can't believe that I received my glider wings *half my life ago* this year!

[James Harding @jdhardng]

Hello to the new followers who have somehow discovered my flying stats website :) not sure where the burst of traffic has come from!

[Adam Lyttle @adamlyttleapps]

Vistaboard makes a $3500 split-flap ticker

Guy is upset with the price so makes a $199 alternative

Second guy is upset with that alternative so threatens to make a $0 open source alternative

Congratulations code is now worth $0

[James Harding @jdhardng]

@jpvalery Amazing! What type is it?? I can’t recognise it

[James Harding @jdhardng]

Lots of new stats added to my website:

🕰️ +23.8µs of time dilation due to cruising speed/altitude
☢️ 23.032 mSv of radiation (19% of a chernobyl liquidator)
🌲 65,000+ tonnes of CO₂ emitted

https://t.co/ahffwXwfwc

[James Harding @jdhardng]

Just finished up a new post about how we are able to still fly commercial aircraft, even when some parts are broken: https://t.co/YvBFfdFMOz

[James Harding @jdhardng]

I’ve been going deep on hardware storage systems! For anyone who wants to put their (small hardware component) problems in a 📦, here is what I’ve found:

https://t.co/S1Xv5tNrCp

[James Harding @jdhardng]

@jpvalery @Rogers Loyalty and retention must not be an issue for these guys living in a duopoly!

[James Harding @jdhardng]

@elanashepert Hey Elana! Of course! Happy to DM on here or via email (doesn’t look like Elon lets non-paying users initiate DMs any more 😔)

[James Harding @jdhardng]

Some particularly stunning northern lights on the way home from Vancouver today!

[James Harding @jdhardng]

🛫 I am about to depart for the BA85 from LHR to YVR.

Tracking links:
PlaneFinder
https://t.co/RjVYzuP0c2
or FlightAware
https://t.co/zfW86fhSeJ
or FR24
https://t.co/xOMgG4vKX8

[James Harding @jdhardng]

@jpvalery @thenewarea51 I actually feed FR24 and FlightAware already with a little raspberry pi installed in my attic! I have built projects that use their "unofficial" API before, but their proper API is quite expensive (and not free for feeders/hobbiests!)

[James Harding @jdhardng]

@jpvalery @thenewarea51 Very cool! I wonder where they are sourcing the data from??

I’d love to create an archive of the ADSB traces from my flights for something like this :)

[James Harding @jdhardng]

@jpvalery I have an Action 5 (which I love!) so I’ve been eyeing the 360 too! Might wait for the 2nd iteration. We aren’t allowed to film at work unfortunately.