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...........we ARE in agreement..........you CAN learn a
different way to use a tool......In fact this is the way everybody
learns how to do anything!


I can use my watch to tell time........I can set it for UTC
time..........or local........I can set it to 0 and use as a
stopwatch....I can set it to 1 hour and count down to
zero..........amazing isn't it!

But with this Law of Primacy I have a problem......Isn't there also
the "Law of Recency" (What you learned last, sticks)

So which trumps the other?

OK I learned it "this way" first, so I'll always rember that.....But
wait I just learned a "new way to do this", so now I'll always
remember that, but wait the first way, but no the latest
way.........oh no!

Actually logic says that if there is a "Law of Recency" it will always
trump the Law of Primacy, because if it didn't, then there would ONLY
be the Law of Primacy (and nobody would ever learn anything new!)

Of course there is also the building block approach to
learning.........learn this, add to it, add more to it, etc.........

Any way this discussion was fun while it lasted, but pretty
pointless.........far greater Boogey men out there than those evil 0
altimeter setters!

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