'RS' I don't believe for one minute that I am missing the point, nearly 30 yrs of flying (for me) doesn't mean that I am that dumb !`Still yr entitled to yr say here along with everybody else. The aero club of today I believe isn't like it was years ago & again todays ppl for Eg is in a hurry to get to the top rarely stopping to ask or listen (& take heed) of perhaps sound advice, but that's just my opinion.
Hi Jaba:-) Conservative is good, safe but like all things in life how does one gain experience without some level of risk?
The surfactant between man & machine will always be tenuous, not as 'viscus' as we would like it to be but on the whole given good habitual safe ways works well enough time & time again, for most.
'XXX' you also bring a good point here. How does a newby know the difference between sound advice & plain strupidness on behalf of the so called mentor? There in lies one of the challenges to the scheme.
More to come I hope
Good to see some spirited responses here
CW