Russian Satellites To Light Up Entire Cities in Russia's North During Polar Nights

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XCjWCnrlJMQ ^

[Telepathic Intruder]

Very interesting and thanks for the post. Some day hopefully far into the future I’m going to have to travel a long ways to get a descent look at the stars. Also hopefully we’ll have flying cars by then. But then of course, I’ll be dead.

[Revel]

This would wreck havoc with Plants and Animal life.

[NorseViking]

There aren’t many plants over the polar circle.

[Sergio]

So...what do they do when it’s cloudy, as in socked in, 100% cloud cover?

[itsahoot]

Don't give up yet. They are expensive of course.

Flying Cars some exist today, some FAA approved.

[American in Israel]

How many Russians does it take to change a billion watt light bulb?

[Telepathic Intruder]

"They are expensive of course."

Wherein lies the problem. If I had the money, I'd just fly around while maybe listening to Pink Floyd's "Learning to Fly". I've put enough hours into Microsoft Flight Simulator to probably teach a class in how to take off and land.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVhNCTH8pDs

[itsahoot]

My brother in law and I gathered enough parts of a Taylorcrart BC 12 D and learned to fly about 40 years ago. Had a heart attack ar 45 and quit flying. 79 now should take it up again.

[Telepathic Intruder]

The only reason I hate flying is because I don't have my hand on the yoke. But if I had the chance....

But only solo. I'm confident enough to risk my own life.

[ml/nj]

I've put enough hours into Microsoft Flight Simulator to probably teach a class in how to take off and land.

Wow! Are you naive!

ML/NJ

[Telepathic Intruder]

Yeah. I can explain a good landing technique, but my first attempt would likely end in some heaven time.

[ml/nj]

Yeah. I can explain a good landing technique, but my first attempt would likely end in some heaven time.

If you try, legally anyway, you'll have an instructor in the right seat who'll save your @$$.

ML/NJ

[Telepathic Intruder]

Actually the instructor would be in the left seat for the first couple attempts. If those didn’t work out, I wouldn’t have an instructor anymore. But this is all speculative. I don’t have the cash to dream about flying for real.

[RegulatorCountry]

Thank you for an actual sentence with correct spelling and word usage, I was wondering if I’d had a stroke or something for a second there, lol.

[ml/nj]

Actually the instructor would be in the left seat for the first couple attempts.

Not the way it works. Or maybe, worked I got my first ticket circa 1976. Student always flies from the left seat.

ML/NJ

[Telepathic Intruder]

See, that’s why I don’t have a license. Don’t know much about the actual process of getting one. But, as I was trying to say earlier, I don’t trust anyone with their hand on the yoke besides myself, no matter their training or experience. It’s completely irrational, I know. And I can’t really teach a class, I can just explain the best way to land and take off. Depending on the plane, of course.

[itsahoot]

But only solo. I'm confident enough to risk my own life.

I flew in and out of more pasture and grass fields than I had a right to survive but I always felt safe in my own hands. Maybe a little delusional but what a kick.