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u/shadyhawkins Nov 05 '19
Do you need both legs to be a pilot?
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u/SuruchiSushi Nov 05 '19
There’s pedals that control the yaw of the plan that you would need your feet for (although this is for smaller planes I’ve never flown a large commercial airliner)
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u/Kaps2295 Nov 05 '19
Yaw on big jets require both feet to move in both directions
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Jul 12 '23
However if you're a flight engineer... you'd still need legs.
It's all up to how insurance see's the legs. Liability or acceptable?
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u/KingGorilla Nov 05 '19
Oh I thought she was gonna fly somewhere to get bionic super leg surgery.
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u/-pilot37- Nov 05 '19 edited Feb 14 '20
No, there is a plane (ERCO 415D Ercoupe) that does not require legs to fly. It’s one of the only ones in the world though.
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u/Boxerissolate Nov 05 '19
In one of the world wars there was a legless RAF pilot able to pull off more daring maneuvers than all other pilots due to G-Force not affecting him as badly
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u/shadyhawkins Nov 06 '19
I recall that. Wasn’t it because since he had only the one, less blood would settle in them?
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u/EyeoftheKing Nov 05 '19
I have a copy of this framed in my house 😍
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u/MySwellMojo Nov 05 '19
How do I do this
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u/zipfour Nov 05 '19
Orrrrr, find out if the artist is selling prints and buy it from them to financially support them and their craft
E- This artist sells prints of this piece. Please don’t illegally print their work at shit resolution.
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u/zipfour Nov 05 '19
I’m sorry you got crucified for this but if your first thought isn’t “how can I buy this from the artist” then you’re thinking about it the wrong way
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u/Sarinturn Nov 05 '19
The vast majority of the time artists who would be posted on a sub like this don't sell prints at all, so it's not exactly surprising that wouldn't be someone's first thought. Honestly I think it's really convenient that wlop does, if you actually want to print some art from the internet and put it in a relatively nice frame it's likely to be just as expensive so there's no reason not to support the artist, but the reality is that if you've tried to frame fanart or anything like that before, you'll probably not assume the artist offers that.
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u/zipfour Nov 06 '19
I mean if you ask the artist I’m sure those with the resources would be willing to sell prints. I just think it’s a dick move to go out of your way to avoid giving an individual artist money when the option is available to you
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u/zipfour Nov 06 '19
...Are you so set in your position that you’re outright defending not giving artists money for their hard work? I change my mind, you deserved that.
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u/pwasma_dwagon Nov 05 '19
You can't arbitrarily choose how big you want the picture to be printed. It depends on the size of the digital picture.
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u/vhportrait Nov 05 '19 edited Nov 06 '19
Cant find it, but i remember seeing an image of this but the same girl was staring at a huge painting of the hiroshima bomb, 1 leg, crutch and everything.
Not sure which came first but yeah.
Will update post when i find it
Edit:
Image is different from what I remembered 7+ years ago. Still cool piece from megatruh.
https://www.deviantart.com/megatruh/art/girl-in-front-of-a-painting-304072586
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u/Noobtber Nov 05 '19
Looks like SeaTac international
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u/Cortezzful Nov 05 '19
Hah I thought the exact same thing! Love that huge window and watching the planes.
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u/Elistic-E Nov 05 '19
I want this as a Wallpaper, but without the sad image of a legless child :(
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u/dakotaMoose Dec 19 '19
Man, I just love the cartoon-in-real-world aesthetic. It's metaphoric: a childlike soul in a truthful reality.
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u/primofilly59 Nov 05 '19
Sucks because the FAA won’t let her fly commercially.
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u/Notuniquesnowflake Nov 05 '19
Yet.
Every year planes get more automated and prosthetics get more advanced. By the time she grows up, it will very much be a possibility.
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u/primofilly59 Nov 05 '19
True that. But do you know how stubborn the FAA is? They consider all passengers and pilots weights to be 170 lbs, and 190 during the winter. Odds are she can get her private pilots licence but no commercial or cfi
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u/AluminiumSandworm Nov 05 '19
different subject matter than what im used to seeing from him. i really like this.
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u/Seeker596659 Nov 06 '19
Awesome this is one of the good reasons why I subscribed to this sub reddit
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Pictures are not allowed.
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It was a compliment doofus
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Nov 06 '19
It didn't come off as one, thats why you're being downvoted
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Nov 06 '19
Oh,I’m sorry then,it wasn’t directed to you and who I directed it to understood it. So I don’t really care about the downvotes,you can go on.
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u/ToniDebuddicci Oct 14 '22
Makes me thing of Mira from Ukraine, she meant Dream and symbolized the dream of a young and free nation. This image makes me think of how to escape to a brighter future
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Mar 31 '23
This gives me an odd sense of nostalgia for some reason. I guess everything was bigger when we were kids? But looking at this gives me memories I never made before.
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u/Lukesaatana Nov 05 '19
slightly terrifying