Airplanes...sorry "AIRCRAFTS" technicalities
First day on PPRUNE...
I have read about the poor guy who had the mind to ask technical questions about the engines hes using to defy his own gravity...scary...
On the other hand I spent 4 to 5 years flying metro3s and be1900 single pilot for a freight operation in South Dakota,USA and the only thing i needed to know was to fly an ils,ndbs whats that again?avoid cbs as much as i could in KANSAS and make sure no red light even thought of lighting up during start...
A part from that what else does one need to know...checklist and memory items/flows are there for you...they are your friends,,eventhough checklists can get old and dirty after a few freight dogs used them to scratch the ice off the leading edges and props.
Sure enough I decided that the red eye life was getting strainious so decided to convert my FAA ATPL o the glorious JAA ATPL.
Needed ground school so here i went to OXFORD..where they filled my poor freight dog head with technical information during eight months..first pass in all subjects..i must be technically fit and somehow clever..did help a bit to pass my IR/type rating with the CAA.lEARNING THE 737 MANUAL IN A 10 DAYS COURSE IS A BIT TRICKY BUT HEY THANX OXFORD TO HAVE woken up my memory..i passed..
Well a year later i could barely tell you how to calculate Mach number from TAS or explain how a piston engine works or what a great circle/"RHUM" Line is......
Bottom line....experience is the main factor in learning..if its getting too dark upfront and no ones on the frequency..go back to where you come from....
Just dont burn out your engines trying to learn their limits by experience..a little reading is essential..
Tailwinds,
Flyer 75