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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg

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Aviation writer Admiral Cloudberg 🏳️‍⚧️ Controlled Pod Into Terrain cohost Mentour Pilot script writer/researcher https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@ControlledPodIntoTerrain

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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · 1d

Found a new meme template in the B727 ops manual.
Me when the FO starts talking about politics:

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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · 1d

(2/2) But because it will be very short, I'm planning to write a second article for release immediately after, about another relatively limited story that I also find interesting.

Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · 1d

Update! So, having scoured the final report and the internet for everything I could fine on Mexicana 940, there just isn't that much. I do have some things to say about it, so I will still be writing an article. (1/2)

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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · 5d

Not me almost dying of heat on Amtrak after the AC broke while crossing Nevada in July

Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · 6d

Exciting!!

Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · 7d

New Mentour Pilot video by yours truly: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKPr...

The Collision that Changed Aviation | PSA flight 182

YouTube video by Mentour Pilot

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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · 11d

Hi everyone! I'm ramping things back up after a hectic three weeks. I'm currently working on an English copy of the final report on Mexicana de Aviacion flight 940, which I expect will be my next article, though if the report contains insufficient information I do have backups in place.

Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · 21d

J and Ari love the BAC 1-11 but my heart has always been elsewhere

Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · 21d

As a bonus, here's us under the butt of a Concorde

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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · 21d

I visited my favorite plane again, this time with my podcast cohost @ariadneinbizclass.bsky.social! (That's me on the right, Ari on the left, and the glorious An-2 in the background)

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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · 24d

The T-rex is just me

Dinosaur Comics! @qwantz.com · Sep 19

"what you say with irony i say with sincerity" is a paraphrase of captain picard talking to q. but you are always allowed to paraphrase captain picard talking to q; it's always morally correct

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T-Rex: Time for me to spend some time doing my favourite hobby: learning...
Off panel: Nice!

T-Rex: ...about PLANE CRASHES! You didn't let me finish, Dromiceiomimus!

Dromiceiomimus: You uh - you ENJOY learning about people dying, T-Rex?
T-Rex: They don't ALWAYS die! Besides, what I'm really learning about is SAFETY and TECHNOLOGY. Every time a plane crashes we discover what went wrong and then change technology, training, AND/OR systems so that can't happen again!

Utahraptor: I guess that could be reassuring!
T-Rex: It IS!!

T-Rex: The first crashes were all "Oh the wings SHOULD stay on, whoopsie, our bad" but today a whole SET of things all have to go wrong, IN PARALLEL, AND in some novel unforeseen way, for a crash to happen.
Utahraptor: But - they still happen, dude.
T-Rex: AND WE FIX 'EM!!

T-Rex: We decided "no plane should ever crash again", and we've trying our level best to make that happen ever since, and that is BEAUTIFUL.
Off panel: I'll think of that if I'm ever on a crashing plane.
T-Rex: ME TOO!! What you say with irony I say with sincerity!

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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · 25d

Searched my name and found this post, turns out you were one of the trans women sitting next to us at Rondo Japanese Kitchen, which I distinctly remember. Small world

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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · 29d

New Mentour Pilot video by me! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK_7...

The Passengers got NO Warning!.. | ALM flight 980

YouTube video by Mentour Pilot

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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · Sep 14

And my article is out! This case has fascinated me like few others. admiralcloudberg.medium.com/crucible-of-...

Crucible of the Cascade: The crash of Gazpromavia flight 9608

How maintenance and design errors led to a fateful battle between a Russian flight crew and a deadly automation “cascade.”

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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · Sep 13

Soon™.

A screenshot of the Medium.com article writing interface, with a draft article titled "Crucible of the Cascade: The crash of Gazpromavia flight 9608," with an aerial photograph of a plane crash site in a forest.

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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · Sep 13

The draft article is done! The preliminary word count before final edits is 17,218 words. I'm expecting to release it tonight (Pacific time), so stay tuned!

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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · Sep 11

Gazpromavia flight 9608. I spent all of last month working on a professional English translation of the final report, too.

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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · Sep 11

14 pages written and I haven't gotten to the takeoff yet. Always a good sign

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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · Sep 10

You mean the DDR and GDR didn't merge thanks to the power of friendship? Sorry I was in a coma from October 1989 to August 1990 and my kids showed me all these news broadcasts
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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · Sep 9

I'm so happy for you!!!

Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · Sep 7

After finishing my translation of the report, Gazpromavia article is finally coming together. I'm expecting to release later this week. I'll provide a more precise ETA when possible.

Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · Sep 3

These are fantastic!

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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · Sep 2

Yes, you can email me at [email protected] or direct message me on Reddit.

Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · Sep 2

Translation of the Gazpromavia report is complete! I will now be refining the translation while assembling the narrative and conducting additional research for an article to be released as soon as possible.

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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · Sep 2

Shortly after I started transitioning, I struggled to open a jar, so I asked a cis male friend to open it. As I did, I quipped that because I'm a girl now, I can no longer open jars. He asked, "Wait, is that a real side effect!?"

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