Are pilots mostly first born children?
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Yak Yak Aha zu are overcompensating vor
einem feelings of inferiority by attacking me
and meinen ability to sprechen zie Deutsch.
Clearly you are obsessed with me.
A few sessions on my couch wiil soon
sort that.
Sigmund
But we've drifted off the point, there does seem
to be a majority of first borns and singletons.
But of course thats not the whole story and
the attraction to flying isn't just confined to
elder siblings.
Human beings are more complicated than that.
Thank goodness.
einem feelings of inferiority by attacking me
and meinen ability to sprechen zie Deutsch.
Clearly you are obsessed with me.
A few sessions on my couch wiil soon
sort that.
Sigmund
But we've drifted off the point, there does seem
to be a majority of first borns and singletons.
But of course thats not the whole story and
the attraction to flying isn't just confined to
elder siblings.
Human beings are more complicated than that.
Thank goodness.
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I'll ask my Prof of Anthropology pal about this, but aren't we deep into the primate pattern encoded in primogeniture here?
The firstborn have a unique advantage in that they have a first-hand education in the sort of familial power structures that pretty much define human society, and as top dog among their peers to boot.
If you want to be a pilot, you're going to have to have ambition, stickability and a certain amount of self-confidence -- talent helps, but in general you get further quicker with limited talent and unbounded confidence. (What happens when you get there is another matter...). If you're used to responsibility early in life as the senior kid, such things come easier later.
It'd be interesting to see similar stats for other professions, such as medicine and the law.
R
The firstborn have a unique advantage in that they have a first-hand education in the sort of familial power structures that pretty much define human society, and as top dog among their peers to boot.
If you want to be a pilot, you're going to have to have ambition, stickability and a certain amount of self-confidence -- talent helps, but in general you get further quicker with limited talent and unbounded confidence. (What happens when you get there is another matter...). If you're used to responsibility early in life as the senior kid, such things come easier later.
It'd be interesting to see similar stats for other professions, such as medicine and the law.
R
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Elder of two!.....By the way,CHECKBOARD! - with that many posts, I think It's time for you to turn the computer off, take the dog for a jog in the park,(with a frisbee!), buy a CD player, deafen your neighbours with Van Halen, enjoy the aeros, and fly safe!!
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singleton.
Starsign for the insecure who need external 'explanations' for coming to terms with consciousness (bit like religion)...Capricorn.
Hobbies are outdoor sports - climbing, caving, skiing etc..
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Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
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Starsign for the insecure who need external 'explanations' for coming to terms with consciousness (bit like religion)...Capricorn.
Hobbies are outdoor sports - climbing, caving, skiing etc..
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Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
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Gender of Offspring:
Research indicates that the greater your alcohol consumption, gentlemen, the greater your chances of fathering girls. All the knucks I know have had girls; weather this is related to Gs or the cheap taxpayer-subsidised booze in the Officers Mess, I dunno.
First Born:
A quick poll amongst all the pilots at my airport (including all my students) indicates that while 80% of the PROFESSIONAL pilots here are first born (8/10), a large proportion of the PPLs are not.
There IS a high correllation between being First-born (or only child) and being a "white-collar" professional amongst the PPLs, whereas many of the "blue collar" PPLs (lots of coal mining here) are second-born or later.
As WWW noted, there is a mountain of research on this topic and the vast majority of the research indicates the First-Born are more inclined towards socially "desireable" careers such as medicine, Plyin', Law.
...and yeah I am first born, enjoy sailing and horseriding, skiing, etc etc etc.
Actually now that I think about it, horses are a pain in the **** . Gimme a Bike.
Sigmund: There is a place for you on this BB.... go down to Misc Forums and take the third Forum on your right!
Research indicates that the greater your alcohol consumption, gentlemen, the greater your chances of fathering girls. All the knucks I know have had girls; weather this is related to Gs or the cheap taxpayer-subsidised booze in the Officers Mess, I dunno.
First Born:
A quick poll amongst all the pilots at my airport (including all my students) indicates that while 80% of the PROFESSIONAL pilots here are first born (8/10), a large proportion of the PPLs are not.
There IS a high correllation between being First-born (or only child) and being a "white-collar" professional amongst the PPLs, whereas many of the "blue collar" PPLs (lots of coal mining here) are second-born or later.
As WWW noted, there is a mountain of research on this topic and the vast majority of the research indicates the First-Born are more inclined towards socially "desireable" careers such as medicine, Plyin', Law.
...and yeah I am first born, enjoy sailing and horseriding, skiing, etc etc etc.
Actually now that I think about it, horses are a pain in the **** . Gimme a Bike.
Sigmund: There is a place for you on this BB.... go down to Misc Forums and take the third Forum on your right!