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Old October 10th 07, 02:01 PM posted to sci.physics,rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Airplane Pilot's As Physicists

Denny, this newsgroup is pretty effectively moderated by Bertie. The
Dudley man does a good job too.

For some of us, even like me mostly trained in the soft sciences, it's
amusing to listen to the wannabe pilots and alleged engineers offer
theories of flight, fluid dynamics, and so on.

It would appear they wouldn't recognize a partial differential
equation if one bit them on the ankle.

Over in the alt.physics group the same class of posters like to
discuss relativity and the message content indicates the relativity
most often at play is inbreeding between family members.

There's a pathology at work with them. It used to be said, with
tongue only partially in cheek, that if you wanted to learn of a
person's character play a round of golf with him (or her). I wish
potential employers would have access to the unsernet postings of
candidates: what a way to screen! Employee turnover would be greatly
reduced. Said differently, if an employer knew of Anthony's postings
and read a little that he wrote, he'd conclude the chances are Anthony
is not likely to be effective in working with others.

Le Chaud presents himself as having a sophmore like mentality -- a
wise fool. Think of a know it all teenager, with little experience,
knowing everything. Those are people who are bad risks as employees,
but whose postings are sometimes fun to read.

And then there are most of us, who go out to our airplane, and
actually fly. That's our reality. Mx needs a gallon's value of avgas
to buy his next meal, and our airplane (it just gets pulled around by
an IO360) uses his weekly food allowance in 90 minutes if we lean it
correctly.

It would seem some dogs like to get kicked.