I can’t stand aviation news reporting…This was 100% human error. Someone moved the gear handle (commanding the retraction of the landing gear), with hydraulics powered, after defeating numerous safeties.

There are many reasons to be messing around with the gear handle on the ground, but there are also MANY procedures (because this is the result every time) to do so safely.

You can see the main landing gear doors open in this picture:

…opening the gear doors is the first step of a commanded gear retraction.

https://avherald.com/h?article=53a14f7c

Same exact scenario here. Hmm

I don’t bother.

A fire (or flood or theft or…?) threat might take out both of my local copies. To offset that risk, I put a lot of effort into making sure the offsite copy is always functional, up-to-date, and healthy (S.M.A.R.T and otherwise).

I’ve been considering keeping a fourth copy of extra extremely crucial data encrypted on Backblaze B2, but honestly…if I lose my whole 3-2-1 stack, it’s probably time to go live as a goat.

The team was rushed with fixes

“You will never remember the many times the launch slipped, but the on-time failures are with you always.” --Walt Williams

I have had quite a battle with/trying to avoid Remarkable’s cloud service with both my RM1 and RM2. It is very deeply linked, and their privacy policy isn’t the best.

This might not be applicable if you’re only going to use it as an ereader, but I want to keep sensitive documents on mine and it has not been easy. I currently use this script, but it’s a clunky experience.

Unbelievably good piece of hardware though!