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Judah wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote in : Judah writes: Are you instrument rated? If you are not instrument rated, then I agree that flying GA is not dependable. Get your Instrument Rating and you will see a whole other level of practicality to GA. Just out of curiosity, what percentage of private general aviation pilots have an instrument rating? I don't know off the top of my head. What percentage of licensed drivers have CDLs? Or large-displacement motorcycle ratings? |
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Jim Stewart wrote:
Or large-displacement motorcycle ratings? Well, obviously the BMW motorcycles need a special type of rating since they utilize a horizontally opposed air-cooled cylinder type of engine... Hmmm... Come to think of it, so do the old VW drivers... |
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Judah writes:
I don't know off the top of my head. Then why reply? It only wastes your bandwidth and mine. It's surprising to see how many people feel compelled to reply, even though they have no idea what the answer to the question might be. What is the real source of "noise" here? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
: Judah writes: I don't know off the top of my head. Then why reply? It only wastes your bandwidth and mine. I also asked a question, which you simply ignored in your tirade... Who's the troll now? |
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Recently, Mxsmanic posted:
Judah writes: I don't know off the top of my head. Then why reply? It only wastes your bandwidth and mine. You don't appear to have much of a problem in wasting either one. What is the real source of "noise" here? You are a good deal of it. Neil |
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Judah wrote:
Are you instrument rated? If you are not instrument rated, then I agree that flying GA is not dependable. Get your Instrument Rating and you will see a whole other level of practicality to GA. I'm not instrument rating and I agree that IR pilots will have more flexibility with weather. But I believe the larger percentage of GA pilots are not IR. And the while IR pilots have *more* flexibility, in most cases, it is still not as reliable as commercial or ground transportation. |
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"Bart" wrote in news:1162329774.342372.325560
@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: Judah wrote: Are you instrument rated? If you are not instrument rated, then I agree that flying GA is not dependable. Get your Instrument Rating and you will see a whole other level of practicality to GA. I'm not instrument rating and I agree that IR pilots will have more flexibility with weather. But I believe the larger percentage of GA pilots are not IR. And the while IR pilots have *more* flexibility, in most cases, it is still not as reliable as commercial or ground transportation. If your purpose for flying is as a reliable mode of transportation, wouldn't you do what is necessary to ensure it as such? Would you stay with a learner's permit and complain that you can't drive at night or on highways? |
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Judah writes:
If your purpose for flying is as a reliable mode of transportation, wouldn't you do what is necessary to ensure it as such? Yes ... which implies that pilots without an instrument rating aren't really serious about using aircraft for transportation, no matter what they might claim. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Recently, Mxsmanic posted:
Judah writes: If your purpose for flying is as a reliable mode of transportation, wouldn't you do what is necessary to ensure it as such? Yes ... which implies that pilots without an instrument rating aren't really serious about using aircraft for transportation, no matter what they might claim. That depends on their needs for transportation, no? Many people have more than one mode of transportation available to them. A byciclist that doens't own snow tires because they don't intend to ride to work in the winter can still be serious about using their bike for transportation. This "all or nothing" notion that either an aircraft should totally replace another vehicle or it's not serious transportation is just plain absurd; there are times to fly, times to drive, and times to take a commercial flight, and they don't have to overlap at all. Neil |
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Neil Gould writes:
That depends on their needs for transportation, no? Outside the category of meteorologists, the need for transportation is independent of the weather. Therefore someone who cannot fly in just about any weather cannot provide reliable transportation. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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