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On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 04:37:47 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote in vyH7e.15254$xL4.5745@attbi_s72:: ... to put those kind of questions on the Private written exam is just another way to weed out potential pilots. That's true. The potential pilots it weeds out are those who are incapable of understanding VOR operations. Would you prefer to share the skies with them? Dumbing down the airman training curricula in blind fear of future dwindling numbers in our ranks is a policy about as astute as squandering tens of billions of dollars of tax payers' money waging your daddy's war during a time when our nation's future citizens are being so poorly educated that it's embarrassing if not freighting. Fortunately, it is you, not me, who will have to live in that future America. |
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Larry Dighera wrote:
[snip] squandering tens of billions of dollars of tax payers' money waging your daddy's war during a time when our nation's future citizens are being so poorly educated that it's embarrassing if not freighting. I aint poorly educated! I'm gonna be retrained using Federal monies for my next job -- working at Home Depot. blanche-unemployed for 6+ months BA, MS (math) MS (computer science) almost PhuD (math & computer science) |
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![]() Larry Dighera wrote: [snip] squandering tens of billions of dollars of tax payers' money waging your daddy's war during a time when our nation's future citizens are being so poorly educated that it's embarrassing if not freighting. Yeah, look what it did for your spelling. |
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squandering tens of billions of dollars of tax payers' money waging
your daddy's war during a time when our nation's future citizens are being so poorly educated that it's embarrassing if not freighting. Yeah, look what it did for your spelling. Hey -- maybe Larry really *meant* that he's "freighted"? ;-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Larry Dighera wrote:
On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 04:37:47 GMT, "Jay Honeck" wrote in vyH7e.15254$xL4.5745@attbi_s72:: ... to put those kind of questions on the Private written exam is just another way to weed out potential pilots. That's true. The potential pilots it weeds out are those who are incapable of understanding VOR operations. Would you prefer to share the skies with them? Actually, it doesn't even do that. There are what? Maybe 2 or 3 questions on the test that deal with VORs? Anybody who flunks 'cause they missed those is also missing a lot of other knowledge that they really should have. George Patterson There's plenty of room for all of God's creatures. Right next to the mashed potatoes. |
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Actually, it doesn't even do that. There are what? Maybe 2 or 3 questions
on the test that deal with VORs? Anybody who flunks 'cause they missed those is also missing a lot of other knowledge that they really should have. VORs are just a single example of (what I consider) silly stuff on the Private written exam. Name five more, and we could pare the test down by 20%. Although, again -- I wonder if the new Sport Pilot hasn't already done most of this? Has anyone seen the written exam for Sport Pilot? Heck, I don't even know if there *is* a written exam for Sport Pilot... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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