Round the World route?

I agree with you Bill.

Alan could quite easily have put in his later response instead of his first
for a reply to the question.

I flew the FS95(?) Learjet around the world using a 'Compact World
Atlas', a circular protractor and a lot of trial and error. On the way
I learnt about navigating using VORs and NDBs and how to fly an ILS
approach. It was fun because I was doing it myself, learning as I went
and the sense of achievement at the end was remarkable. I commend it
to others.

And no hackles would have been raised.

TR.

"Bill" wrote in message
news
No lack of anything here and please dont feel sorry for me. I just dont
understand why it is necessary to demean or insult people when they ask a
question, no matter how trivial it may appear. If that is the way to
respond
then better not respond and stay away from the NG's.

These groups have people from all walks and backgrounds so again dont feel
sorry for me but rather for yourselves
Is civilty is too much to ask for?

Bill

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 00:13:59 GMT, "TR" wrote:

Alan could quite easily have put in his later response instead of his first
for a reply to the question.

I don't want to drag this out but the OP asked 'Can anyone point me to
a flightplan in FSNavigator for such a route?'

My first response was 'It's there by default.' which answered the
second part of his query.

So the OP not only didn't have the initiative to sort himself out but
had the answer sitting under his nose all the time but was too lazy to
look.

The post which presumably raised the hackles was my response to
quilljar in which I said 'I think it's pathetic to even ask the
question.' On reflection, the wording was insensitive, and I apologise
for that, but I stand by the sentiment.

Enlarging on my earlier post, we seem to have entered a culture in
which people will do anything other than try to help themselves.
Usenet is very useful to these people because there is always some
helpful soul who will come to their rescue. There is then no incentive
for said people to read manuals, read FAQs, read previous posts or to
experiment. In other words, no incentive to seek out answers or to
learn by experience, which is one of the most valuable ways of
achieving knowledge.

I'm now sixty-six, and that probably shows, but if my ageing brain can
cope then anyone can.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow.
Overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland.
http://tinyurl.com/55v3

Alan White wrote:

So the OP not only didn't have the initiative to sort himself out but
had the answer sitting under his nose all the time but was too lazy to
look.

Years ago, during the old pre-internet BBS days, I designed a model for a DOS
"bomber" game in which the goal was to drop a bomb on a target using a "Norden"
type bombsight. Next to the "bombsight," there was a box with red letters that
said, "Press B to drop bomb."

You would not believe the number of comments I received saying essentially:
"Nice game, but how do I drop the bomb?"

Bill
--
Fr. Bill Leaming

ICQ 12881426

"Some people grasp stupidity as though it were a virtue.
Some people grow with responsibility - others swell.
Some rise by sin and some by virtue fall.
Some are wise; others are otherwise.
Utrum lex sit actus intellectus seu voluntatis."

Hi William,

Alternatively:

"Nice game, but how do I drop the bomb?"

I've Googled, but I can't even find TFM, otherwise I'd RTFM, so I think
I'll just display my ignorance and crassness by being rude to, and
offending, a prominent member of the flightsim' community, seeing as how
I've been here for fully 5 minutes....

Unusually, I'm wondering whether I should have done a Google search to
see if Alan White crops up?

Nah, I don't know how to do that, and anyway, I'm not going to waste my
time on something as mundane as that....

Regards,
John
"Fr. Bill Leaming" wrote in message
...
Alan White wrote:

So the OP not only didn't have the initiative to sort himself out but
had the answer sitting under his nose all the time but was too lazy to
look.

Years ago, during the old pre-internet BBS days, I designed a model for a
DOS
"bomber" game in which the goal was to drop a bomb on a target using a
"Norden"
type bombsight. Next to the "bombsight," there was a box with red letters
that
said, "Press B to drop bomb."

You would not believe the number of comments I received saying
essentially:
"Nice game, but how do I drop the bomb?"

Bill
--
Fr. Bill Leaming

ICQ 12881426

"Some people grasp stupidity as though it were a virtue.
Some people grow with responsibility - others swell.
Some rise by sin and some by virtue fall.
Some are wise; others are otherwise.
Utrum lex sit actus intellectus seu voluntatis."