AOPA release IMC survey

[S-Works]

"Cheating" is not the only form of survey bias, nor the only one that you might or might not need to control for (which is not the same as "modelling out"). But then again, I'm thinking as a technical person, and at the end of the day all this would go in the small print at the bottom which no politician ever reads, and that's them who are going to look at your survey at the end of the day.

Indeed. But as I said I don't have the time or resources (I no longer command a staff of 2000) so we had to make do the best with what we have.

I hope those participating understand the importance of doing this honestly.

[Fuji Abound]

(I no longer command a staff of 2000)

Not in consequence of the credit crunch, I hope.

I hope those participating understand the importance of doing this honestly.

Sadly about as much I suspect as some of those who signed the number 10 petition under pseudoynms that were intended to discredit the petition.

.. .. .. but never the less I support your hopes even if you did not support mine.

[S-Works]

Fuji. No nothing to do with the credit crunch, left awhile ago to pursue other interests.

As you know I never agreed with your petition and did not sign it(although someone saw fit to put my name to it). However I agree that those signing it under false and stupid names was reprehensible.

[Zulu Alpha]

I have filled in the survey, but it didn't ask for my name or pilots licence!

ZA

[S-Works]

I have filled in the survey, but it didn't ask for my name or pilots licence!

ZA

Thats because I don't want them. I am after stats not building a database. If we collect personal details we get into data protection territory.

[CDH]

Duly filled in.

But it doesn't seem to want to close the final page for some reason??

[S-Works]

Just a reminder for everyone to complete and publish as far and wide as possible the IMC survey. We have over 300 unique hits so far.

[englishal]

Done my bit....And just about to extend my IMCr by virtue of an FAA IPC for a further 2 years....

Good luck

[S-Works]

GEMMA, Not sure what you are trying to say. The questions are applicable if you have an IMC or not.

What we are trying to establish is what the IMC is used for, if people have access to an IMC capable aircraft. If they don't have an IMC and are planning on doing one then the answers are just as valid. If you don't have an IMC and are not planning on doing one then you can answer no to all the questions or not bother doing the survey.

The filtering of IP's is not the only part of the duplicate checks and even AOL gives individual IP addresses. Even those coming from corporate firewalls where a small number of IP addresses are used on the front end have unique NAT data as well as the cookies that are dropped. It is not perfect but it is designed to catch the accidental duplicates etc.

[S-Works]

Of course what you could have done is followed the link (above the one you followed) to the AOPA site and then followed the link to the survey which would then have explained what the purpose of the survey was?

26th September 2008
AOPA IMC Survey
New rules emanating from Europe could mean the end of the UK IMC Rating.We would like to hear from you on this subject.Kindly complete the online survey available at www.myqiq.info/survey/index.php?survey_code=e310a292&login=1 This survey will only take a few minutes of your time but it will help us enormously

Not to mention the fact that if you missed the 40 pages of fighting and discussion on this very subject on this very forum you must have been blind.....

[flybymike]

Bose, I think you are being a bit harsh on Emma.

I have a lapsed IMC rating and did not feel that the questions adequately provided for this scenario, or whether I might want to get it back again, and if not why not etc. I did however clarify these reservations in the comments section.

[S-Works]

I was just passing on my experience of doing just that, arriving directly at the survey page and considering 'what if I did not understand what this is all about', stop being so defensive and accept what was meant as nothing more that a little critical help to get YOU the best response possible.

Unfortunately the survey is hosted externally and we do not have the capability of doing what you suggest. What you see is what we get.

Thank you for your input, but there is nothing more I can do, it was a long and hard enough road to get this far. I am satisfied that the questions we are asking will provide me with the data that we need. When I first put this together the questions were posted on the forums and we asked for feedback. That process is now over.