Night VFR following highways

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In rec.aviation.piloting Mxsmanic wrote:
Michael Ash writes:

It is rather strange to put "idiot" in quotes when the entire point of the
story was that this guy was, on that particular night, really, really
stupid.

I was being charitable; I guess charity is too rarely seen on USENET to be
recognizable.

Charity is like respect. It is given to those who deserve it;
who earn it. You haven't earned it from anyone here. And the route (no
pun intended) you're going, you never will.

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In rec.aviation.student Mxsmanic wrote:
Michael Ash writes:

It is rather strange to put "idiot" in quotes when the entire point of the
story was that this guy was, on that particular night, really, really
stupid.

I was being charitable; I guess charity is too rarely seen on USENET to be
recognizable.

Maybe you thought you were being charitable, but you weren't. When an
article's entire purpose is for the author to explain an incident in which
ha was stupid in the hopes that others can learn from his mistakes, using
scare quotes to imply that maybe he wasn't actually stupid at all is not
being charitable.

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In rec.aviation.piloting Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:

And I'm sure it is all very realistic, just like the back pressure
on the yoke...

If you have the right attitude and are reasonably intelligent, yes, it is very
realistic.

Translation: If you ignore all the discrepancies and have a really good
imagination, it is almost, sorta, kinda, realistic.


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Jim Pennino

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On Feb 1, 10:28 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
Is it a bad idea to fly VFR at night and navigate by following highways? At
night outside large cities, there doesn't seem to be much else that's visible.
It seems to me that if you can clearly see the highway, it can guide you and
you can get a good idea of where you are with respect to terrain, so it should
work. Are there hidden dangers in this? Do night VFR pilots ever/often
navigate by following highways? What other forms of visual navigation are
usable at night?

A danger is hitting towers, (TV, radio) that are usually
close to hwy's for maintenance.

Yes, I know they are supposed to be lit and yes
they should be noticeable if not shrouded in fog.
But every few years a bertie wins the Darwin by
finding one while dorking in an A/C, fortunately
that improves the gene pool.
Ken

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In rec.aviation.piloting Mxsmanic wrote:
paul k. sanchez writes:

I would suggest doing a flight then at night so you could find out.
Perhaps along some mountain passes with 3.1 statue mile visibility,
with appropriate distance from clouds. Please lets us know after you
done this flight.

I've done that, but with radio navigation aids. Even so, it was pretty
harrowing.

You sound like a very small child.

You know sims are pretend, don't you?

Sadly, he doesn't, no.

Yeah, probably not.

While a 4 year old who has watched a scary movie can be reassured by
"it is just pretend", I don't think he is capable of understanding
"pretend".


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writes:

Translation: If you ignore all the discrepancies and have a really good
imagination, it is almost, sorta, kinda, realistic.

Approximately, yes. For any type of simulation, you need some amount of
imagination, and intelligence is a great aid to simulation, because it allows
you to fill in the blanks in a realistic way. Stupid people have trouble with
simulation because they only see what is there.

A Guy Called Tyketto writes:

Charity is like respect. It is given to those who deserve it;
who earn it.

So how do starving children earn charity?

You haven't earned it from anyone here.

I don't have a need for it.

Michael Ash writes:

Maybe you thought you were being charitable, but you weren't. When an
article's entire purpose is for the author to explain an incident in which
ha was stupid in the hopes that others can learn from his mistakes, using
scare quotes to imply that maybe he wasn't actually stupid at all is not
being charitable.

If I had not put it in quotes, someone would have criticized me for calling
him an idiot. So it doesn't really matter.

In rec.aviation.piloting Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:

Translation: If you ignore all the discrepancies and have a really good
imagination, it is almost, sorta, kinda, realistic.

Approximately, yes. For any type of simulation, you need some amount of
imagination, and intelligence is a great aid to simulation, because it allows
you to fill in the blanks in a realistic way. Stupid people have trouble with
simulation because they only see what is there.

Translation: people that see reality MX deems to be stupid.

Do you have the slightest clue you are playing a game?


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In rec.aviation.piloting Mxsmanic wrote:
Michael Ash writes:

Maybe you thought you were being charitable, but you weren't. When an
article's entire purpose is for the author to explain an incident in which
ha was stupid in the hopes that others can learn from his mistakes, using
scare quotes to imply that maybe he wasn't actually stupid at all is not
being charitable.

If I had not put it in quotes, someone would have criticized me for calling
him an idiot. So it doesn't really matter.

Much like your existense.


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Jim Pennino

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