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![]() All you need to fly an airplane is motivation, perseverence, basic intelligence, money and spare time. We are not talking about becoming a Chuck Yeager or Niel Armstrong. Anyone with basic intelligence and basic motor skills can be turned into a basic pilot. Ron Lee wrote: "Andrew Sarangan" wrote: This is exactly the type of comments that makes me sad to hear from pilots - 'not everyone is cut out to be a pilot'. This attempts to make the point that pilots are some kind of superior being. Actually it is a correct statement. I am not cut out to be a doctor, basketball player, jockey, lawyer, etc. Such is life. It does not mean that people who are those professions are superior than me. Ron Lee |
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"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message
ups.com... All you need to fly an airplane is motivation, perseverence, basic intelligence, money and spare time. We are not talking about becoming a Chuck Yeager or Niel Armstrong. Anyone with basic intelligence and basic motor skills can be turned into a basic pilot. Anyone with basic intelligence and basic motor skills can be turned into someone who can control an airplane. That does not mean that they can be turned into a pilot, even a basic one. Even the lowest levels of FAA certification are beyond the reach of some people who may well have basic intelligence and basic motor skills. |
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Recently, Peter Duniho posted:
"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message ups.com... All you need to fly an airplane is motivation, perseverence, basic intelligence, money and spare time. We are not talking about becoming a Chuck Yeager or Niel Armstrong. Anyone with basic intelligence and basic motor skills can be turned into a basic pilot. Anyone with basic intelligence and basic motor skills can be turned into someone who can control an airplane. That does not mean that they can be turned into a pilot, even a basic one. Even the lowest levels of FAA certification are beyond the reach of some people who may well have basic intelligence and basic motor skills. This thread has made me wonder whether pilots really do differ from the general population in some ways other than just the desire to fly. Remember those aptitude tests that we (in the US, at least) were given at different times during our elementary and secondary education? I suspect that good "stick and rudder" pilots also scored high on the 3D visualization parts of those tests. Good navigators probably scored high on math and abstract association. Neil |
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This thread has made me wonder whether pilots really do differ from the
general population in some ways other than just the desire to fly. Remember those aptitude tests that we (in the US, at least) were given at different times during our elementary and secondary education? I suspect that good "stick and rudder" pilots also scored high on the 3D visualization parts of those tests. Supposedly this is why a higher percentage of pilots are left-handed than would otherwise be expected. Something to do with the way right-brainers perceive the world... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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![]() "Jay Honeck" wrote in message ups.com... This thread has made me wonder whether pilots really do differ from the general population in some ways other than just the desire to fly. Remember those aptitude tests that we (in the US, at least) were given at different times during our elementary and secondary education? I suspect that good "stick and rudder" pilots also scored high on the 3D visualization parts of those tests. Supposedly this is why a higher percentage of pilots are left-handed than would otherwise be expected. Something to do with the way right-brainers perceive the world... What world? |
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![]() "Jay Honeck" wrote in message ups.com... Supposedly this is why a higher percentage of pilots are left-handed than would otherwise be expected. Something to do with the way right-brainers perceive the world... -- I doubt it. Nobody is keeping score...............nobody. Karl |
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![]() Peter Duniho wrote: "Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message ups.com... All you need to fly an airplane is motivation, perseverence, basic intelligence, money and spare time. We are not talking about becoming a Chuck Yeager or Niel Armstrong. Anyone with basic intelligence and basic motor skills can be turned into a basic pilot. Anyone with basic intelligence and basic motor skills can be turned into someone who can control an airplane. That does not mean that they can be turned into a pilot, even a basic one. Even the lowest levels of FAA certification are beyond the reach of some people who may well have basic intelligence and basic motor skills. The point I was trying to make is that flying an airplane is not an extraordinary skill. Anyone with average capacity can accomplish these tasks, given enough time, patience and money. The reason the lowest levels of FAA certificate appear to be beyond certain individuals is because they lack the discipline and patience required to reach those goals, not because the skills required are beyond their capabilities. Hence I do not believe certain people are 'cut out to be pilots'. That implies that you have to have some kind of special gift. That may be the case with people with extraordinary capabilities, such as nobel laureates and olympic winners, but flying a small airplane around a traffic pattern is not one of them. |
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...is because they lack the discipline and patience
Thlse that lack the discipline and patience are not "cut out" to be pilots. Jose -- "There are 3 secrets to the perfect landing. Unfortunately, nobody knows what they are." - (mike). for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message
ps.com... [...] The reason the lowest levels of FAA certificate appear to be beyond certain individuals is because they lack the discipline and patience required to reach those goals, not because the skills required are beyond their capabilities. Hence I do not believe certain people are 'cut out to be pilots'. The statement about "not everyone is cut out to be a pilot" says nothing about skills. Nevertheless, in addition to that point already made by Jose, I'll point out that in my opinion, discipline and patience ARE skills. The fact remains, there are people who should not be pilots, for one reason or another. These people are not "cut out to be pilots". Pete |
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![]() I dont know why it would take over 30 hours to solo, and some as many as 70? I soloed at 14 hours, but I hear the average is 20. |
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