On May 22, 12:15*pm, "birdog" wrote:
Just got around to reviewing all the comments under "Simulators". I guess it
was inevitable that it ended up as disagreements with MX. While I don't want
to get involved with that dead end, I have had an experience that kind of
parallels.

As I mentioned before, after I lost my medical, I tried to stay close to
aviation (to no avail) by trying radio control and simulation. During my
brief sojurn in radio control, I joined a "flying" club that was quite
active. But more than a few radiologists, when they found out that I was a
licensed pilot, kinda sulled up - not actually defensive - just avoided me
as much as possible. I think they all wanted to be pilots, but for some
reason - finances (althought some of those models were more expensive than
some of our early planes), the wife, inertia, etc. I think the final straw
for me when I saw a picture in one of their magazines showing a modeler with
helmet, goggles and scarf, landing a model biplane.

I think this kinda helps explain MX.

I had a long ago pilot friend who owned a C 172. He was careful to
wear his 'pilot boots' and gloves when he flew (no goggles though).
That was one extreme. I might have been another -- many years ago I
traded safety pilot time for a guy working on his instrument rating
for him spending some time with me teaching aerobatics. At the time I
managed a group of professionals at a company a very short distance
from the airport. My guys would see me leave at noon with Jim, both of
us in our 'corporate uniforms' of suit jacket and tie. When we came
back an hour and a half later Jim would still look neat and
professional, I'd be a pale shade of green. sweated, tie askew,.shirt
wrinkled from the parachute straps, looking like I'd been beat up.
Now that I think about those days,I would not be surprised to learn if
a group member or two didn't conspire with Jim to end each session
with an outside or other negative G maneuver.