O.K. Guys / Gals and those of you who are not sure what you are:
By now most of you know I try and post accurate info here.
That of course does not make me right all the time, nor is anyone.
All of you must agree that one of the most difficult tasks we as humans have is adjusting to change, be it in flying teaching methods or racial, cultural differences as society changes. We tend to flock together so to speak and generally retain subliminal prejudices based on our cultural, social and daily experience related learning environment.
I guess to some I may appear intolerant of others ideas and beliefes, nothing could be further from the truth. I read I comment I learn. I also try not to make my comments on a personal level. However I must admit it sure can be taken that way and you should take me to task.
Just a few more comments on the prejudice thing, I hate any bureaucracies because they are so inflexible and such a detriment to getting anything accomplished. However on a human level I would far rather deal with a corrupt official in Africa for the simple reason I understand the culture and the underlying reason for the corruption, the need to survive which requires money. Coming from that mind set I really have no problem with these people, the ones I canno't abide are the bureaucrats who hold us to ransom because they have the power to do so. So **** em I hate them.
But I do not have any animosity toward my fellow aviation colleagues, it is that I do get discuraged to see such a general low level of pilot skills and knowledge that seems to prevail in to days training, end products.
Now here is a time related and equipment fact.
When I learned to fly ( 1953 ) we had only tailwheel aircraft to learn on and the private license was a thirty hour course. Generally speaking most of us completed the course close to or at that time limit. And the accident rate as far as I can determine was lower.
Question?
Could that be because of better instructors and a less dumbed down method of teaching?
Oh by the way for an old burn out I have managed to adapt to new technology and have no problem working all the new fangled thingies out there like Airbus and its three laws of flight not to mention the pretty video game you play when you fly it.
So when I get to intolerable just tell me to get stuffed.
Cat Driver:
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The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no.