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Ask Noah Show 458 | Lessons From a Pilot

Ask Noah Show 458 | Lessons From a Pilot

Update: 2025-09-10
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This week Alex joins Noah and Steve and brings his expertise as a professional pilot to discuss problem solving and a systematic approach to troubleshooting.



-- During The Show --



00:52 Intro




  • Weather

  • Basement hammock

  • Special Guest Alex - Professional Pilot



03:03 Kagi Serach - Fred





08:55 Domain Registrar - AtypicalKernel




  • GoDaddy


    • No Human support

    • Very hard to recover access


  • NameCheap


    • Has DynDNS


  • Gandi


    • Best for weird TLD


  • Registar4Less


    • Dirt Cheap

    • Cheap Email hosting

    • Delegation of control

    • Amazing Customer Service




16:40 Everyday lessons from a pilot




  • Professional standards

  • Checklists

  • Knowledge for knowledge sake

  • Documentation

  • Acceptable procedures

  • Communication

  • Using checklists

  • Run book/quick reference checklist

  • Following docs vs learning the tech

  • Root Cause

  • Production checklists

  • "Be a Pilot"

  • Human Factor


    • Apathy

    • Impulsivity

    • Machismo

    • Anti-Authority

    • Resignation

    • Invulnerability


  • Dealing with machismo

  • Taking Emotion out of communication

  • Asking for feedback

  • Expect the Unexpected



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Ask Noah Show 458 | Lessons From a Pilot

Ask Noah Show 458 | Lessons From a Pilot

Noah J. Chelliah