On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 13:47:19 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

That being said, I cannot imagine any circumstance that I would feel
comfortable interjecting music into my brain while I'm flying.

Go fly 1000 miles this weekend. In most spam cans, that will take about
ten hours, give or take.

The first five hours, fly without music. The second five hours, fly with
music.

If, after this experience, you can still make your statement with such
absolute conviction, I will be very surprised.

On our trip home from Sun N Fun, we pulled a 4 hour leg. Our PS Engineering
CD player makes these kinds of flights MUCH more fun, especially with two
kids in the back seats. (Of course, having to listen to Eminem once in a
while was some sort of penance... :-)

Jay,

You missed the point. My major emphasis is on low-time pilots and
students. You are clearly not the target of my advice. Nothing was
stated with absolute conviction (hint: note the word 'I" in the
sentence you quoted. I also stated that this advice was not written
as something that should be construed as "the only way". I stand by
my statements as they apply to students and low-timers. Just out of
curiosity, did you listen to music as a student?

Rich Russell