![]() ![]() Is the trick that aircraft have to start and end within someone’s jurisdiction? I still feel like this would not have been possible for an experimental aircraft but I don’t know the regulations well enough to understand how they managed to sell tickets without having gone through any approval process. There are endless checklists, sub inspections, twice-daily mandatory briefings, and a three-strikes rule: If they find three things amiss - even tiny things like low battery power in a flashlight or a missing nut on the platform - they cancel the dive. I’m also witnessing what appears to be a serious culture of safety. One works even if everyone aboard is unconscious: It releases sandbags from hooks that dissolve in seawater after 16 hours. Some still work if the electronics go out some work if the hydraulics fail. It has seven ways to rise to the surface, including air bladders. The Titan has two CO2 scrubbing systems, plus emergency oxygen under the floor. ![]() The design redundancies also reassure me. What I Learned on a Titanic Sub Expedition: Unraveling the enigma of Stockton Rush – and understanding the Titan tragedy by David Pogue Honestly, in his position, I think that I, too, would have accepted the invitation to experience a dive. It also highlights the importance of regulation. This is the type of essay that I aspire to writing, seamlessly combining current event reporting with personal recollections and technical details. If you read only one thing this week, I think it should be this. This article in New York Magazine is interesting, intelligent and well-written. ![]() This week I want to recommend a very good article on Titan that I think you will enjoy. ![]()
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