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Old January 9th 05, 10:52 PM
Noah Fiedel
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Hey Ramapriya,
I've never responded to your posts, but maybe this will help. Go
to the site: groups.google.com, and type in "rec.aviation.student" or
"rec.aviation.piloting". Use the "Search This Group" feature and just
put in a few keywords, examples: "landing crosswinds", or "autopilot",
etc... This is what I did for a *long* time before I started posting.
There are over 10 years of posts on these groups (probably more like
15-20 years) and people have discussed the basics a great many times.
If you do a general google search for aviation topics, there are
tons of sites. Instead of plugging my own site, I'll refer you to the
absolutely *wonderful* site by Gene Whitt:
http://www.whittsflying.com/. He discusses soo many topics you could
(and I did!) spend weeks just reading & thinking about his
stories/lessons/advice.
All this said, I think it's a general convention to use the most
relevant newsgroup for posts. rec.aviation.student is great, and I
recommend you read it daily - that's what I did for a month or two
before I took my first flight lesson. It is also a more appropriate
group to ask very basic questions about aircraft, aviation, etc. I've
found that rec.aviation.piloting is kind of the "next step up" in terms
of knowledge/advice. There is more discussion of advanced topics here
(IFR, long XCs, PIREPs, etc).
Good luck - and I really do recommend that you go try a discovery
flight somewhere. It's only $50-$100 (in the US at least) and really
worth it.
Blue Skies,
Noah