Originally Posted by Kerosene
[I have asked myself why I'm doing this course, considering the holy grail of Aerospace Engineering (pointy vs blunt) has been revealed... Is there anything left to learn!?]
I know that your comment is tongue in cheek, but the scarey thing is that the more you learn in this game, the more you realise you don't know.
I started off as an irritating, arrogant, but halfway knowledgeable 19 year old. At 21 I was pretty convinced that I understood how aeroplanes worked and flew. Around 30 I finally admitted I hadn't a clue - now I'm a seasoned professional, with more letters after my name than my age (okay, I'm still irritating and arrogant) - and quite clear that I really know nothing about anything.
Apparently this qualifies me to teach students up to Doctoral level, and to practice as an aeronautical engineer and (on a good day) professional pilot.
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