On May 22, 3:03*pm, Michael wrote:
The truth of the matter is that in this forum, there is no opportunity
to demonstrate aviation skill - that requires an aircraft. *There is
an opportunity to demonstrate aviation knowledge - but precious little
of that is required to earn any certificate or rating, be it private,
commercial, instrument, CFI, ATP, or A&P. *Of course that's only my
opinion, but at least it's an informed one - since I've earned all of
the above and can compare that to the effort required to earn
corresponding credentials in some of the other groups, of which I
also . *There is little comparison. *Some have suggested that the ATP
and A&P combined might be considered the Ph.D. of aviation. *As
someone who has also earned an actual Ph.D. I consider this
laughable. *The associate degree seems more comparable - and that's at
the ATP/A&P level.

Certainly a plausible explanation.

Ph.D.? Chemistry or?

Should be fun to bug you about wacky ideas I have from time to time to
see if they make sense.

-Le Chaud Lapin-