Ralph Jones wrote:
On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:23:59 GMT, Eric Greenwell
wrote:

Ralph Jones wrote:
"Fly attitude and don't chase the airspeed" really means "fly AoA and
don't chase the airspeed", but if you don't have an AoA indicator, you
have to use the attitude as a substitute for AoA. And it's a
second-rate substitute.
Please pardon me if I sound a bit cranky, but how can attitude be a
"second-rate substitute" for something that we don't even have?

And what would a "first-rate substitute" be?


You could probably design one, but okay, I concede the grammatical
point. Let's put it this way: The ASI is to a good AoA meter as Hormel
Potted Meat Food Product is to Underwood Deviled Ham.

You better not be disrespecting Spam! As a 4th generation Hawaiian, I'd
have to hunt you down and hurt you, probably by showing you a video
purchased at the Spam Museum. Of course I've been there! What else can
you do when it rains during a contest at Albert Lea?

Hmmm, am I going to have to explain all this?

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