Obidiah: Maestro; mea culpa. I have read and appreciated (even agreed). Speaking as 'old school ' one who has operated (the engineers), normal, round, super charged and turbo charged engines (hell even the odd jet), without anything more than a couple of crook plugs, stuck valve and one (secret and private) fright.
The real issue (IMO) is that engineers are 'qualified' people, pilots ain't. The exponential increase in arrogance, is only matched by a lack of knowledge, i.e. the modern (non interested pilots) cannot and will not talk to the "Ginger beers'. Sad, but very true. It takes a lot more folk than a half educated pilot to get from 'push – to squeeze'.
Otto - over and out.
Last edited by Kharon; 11th September 2012 at 10:20.
Reason: Stuffed it up