FAA: Pilots should be capable of flying aircraft manually when needed

“Multiple crashes have shown a need for pilots, who might switch on autopilot soon after takeoff, to sharpen their abilities to fly without automation in case they have to take over during an emergency,” the FAA said in the advisory.

Good tip.

Backers of Farmworker Visa Overhaul Make Year-End Push for Immigrant Labor Deal - WSJ

A bill providing a path to citizenship for about one million farmworkers—and creating a capped number of new year-round visas—passed the House in March 2021, with the support of 217 Democrats and 30 Republicans.

Why stuff through in the lame duck session? You’ll never have a political monopoly, so negotiate and figure it out!

Internet down at the office, so impromptu work/school session at the local coffee shop.

Ukrainian Hospital Stymied Russians With Defiant Doctors and a Fake Covid Outbreak - WSJ

By August, Russian soldiers were showing up at hospitals in droves, complaining of headaches or back pain in hopes they’d get sent home. “One guy said he had problems with his knees,” said Andriy Koksharov, head of Tropinka’s trauma department. A scan showed there wasn’t much wrong, but the soldier asked Dr. Koksharov to exaggerate. Dr. Koksharov wrote that he had arthritis and needed to leave the front. “The fewer of them the better,” he said.

Thanksgiving table.

Gentle music in the background, heavy rain in the vicinity, working away on my websites at my desk.

This is true relaxation!