On Jun 6, 3:22*pm, wrote:
On Jun 6, 7:31*am, "
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I guess we are all pretty much in agrement that the law of primacy
makes it just about impossible for anyone who learned glider flying
with 0 altimeter to ever be able to fly with MSL altimeter, because
under pressure, he will revert back, and death, distruction, disaster,
etc will ensue.

With the Law of Primacy in mind take stab at this little
test........See if you come to the same conclusion that I
did.........We are all in terrible peril!

Glider Flying Law of Primacy Test

1. * * *In glider flying, speed is given in units of:

a) * * *Miles per hour
b) * * *Knots
c) * * *Meters per second
d) * * *Kilometers per hour

2. * * *In glider flying rate of climb is given as:

a) * * *Feet per minute
b) * * *Meters per second
c) * * *Knots

3. * * *In glider flying distances are measured as:

a) * * *Miles
b) * * *Nautical miles
c) * * *Kilometers
d) * * *Meters

4. * * *In glider flying altitude is measured in:

a) * * *Feet
b) * * *Meters

5. * * *In glider flying time is given in terms of:

a) * * *Local time
b) * * *Local daylight time
c) * * *UTC time
d) * * *Zulu time
e) * * *GMT time

6. * * *In glider flying weights are measured in:

a) * * *Kilos
b) * * *Pounds
c) * * *Ounces

7. * * *In glider flying, Long. Lat. is specified * in

a) * * *Degrees, minutes, seconds
b) * * *Degrees minutes, thousandths of minutes
c) * * *Degrees, thousandths of degrees

8. * * *In glider flying winds are given as relative to:

a) * * *True north
b) * * *Magnetic north

9. * * *In glider flying “course” and “heading” are given as:

a) * * *Magnetic
b) * * *True

10. * * In glider flying water ballast is measured in:

a) * * *Pounds
b) * * *Gallons
c) * * *Liters
d) * * *Kilos

11) In glider flying altitude is referenced in:

a) * * *AGL
b) * * *MSL
c) * * *29.92
d) * * *Absolute altitude
e) * * *GPS altitude
f) * * *Radar altitude
g) * * *True altitude
h) * * *Calibrated altitude
i) * * *Sensitive altitude
j) * * *Non sensitive altitude

We are NOT in agreement that elements not learned "right" or to best
practices- possibly developed later, can't be relearned to new
standards.
It is, however, much harder to get the new learnings to sink in.
The largest risk with respect to altimeter setting, is allowing mixed
operation. This will create the certainty that someone, while skipping
a step on his checklist, will have it wrong.
3 Cool gliders
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"3 Cool"....Wow, you have one more cool glider than me!

I figured I'd have to explain...........In all my questions above it
shows how the world of full of things that are learned one way, and
then re-learned another. Yes it is harder to re-learn, but not very
hard, but hey that's life...........

But.........this whole altimeter thing is a lot to do about
nothing.........

In my examples, "reverting back" to what was earlier learned can
result in far more serious concequences.......I bet many pilots got
lost flying magnetic vs true............I know pilots who got lost
using wrong long lat notation........Just imagine a pilot thinking he
had to make 20 kilometers back to the home airport, only to find it
was really miles, worse yet, nautical miles!!!


but nobody is on an all out campaign on those areas.......

But of course, European pilots must be banned from flying in USA
because they will "revert" to the metric and we all know the trouble
that will cause...