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On May 24, 3:50*am, Mxsmanic wrote:
Tina writes: I doubt many ATPs toiled as long for their rating as long as candidates for doctorates have in the halls of academia. *But it does take different skill sets in most cases, doesn't it? The important point is that the knowledge gap between an average ATP and an average non-pilot is far smaller than the gap between someone with a PhD in chemistry and someone with no special knowledge of chemistry. Interesting. As a PhD in chemistry myself I would estimate the knowledge gap with someone with no special knowledge of chemistry to be about 1000 feet. As a pilot , PPL only, I estimate the knowledge gap between me and an average non pilot to be about 5000 feet. Now , I am not an ATP but I do know a couple, and one of them even talks to me, as long there are no other ATPs around, and I estimate a gap of at least 35000 feet between them and me. That would put the gap between an ATP and an average non pilot at 40000 feet, so looks like you are wrong again Maxie. Terry PPL , PhD Downunder |
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Now come on, the gap between a chemist and a non chemist would not be
1000 feet, not down under. It might be 300 meters On May 24, 8:38 am, terry wrote: On May 24, 3:50 am, Mxsmanic wrote: Tina writes: I doubt many ATPs toiled as long for their rating as long as candidates for doctorates have in the halls of academia. But it does take different skill sets in most cases, doesn't it? The important point is that the knowledge gap between an average ATP and an average non-pilot is far smaller than the gap between someone with a PhD in chemistry and someone with no special knowledge of chemistry. Interesting. As a PhD in chemistry myself I would estimate the knowledge gap with someone with no special knowledge of chemistry to be about 1000 feet. As a pilot , PPL only, I estimate the knowledge gap between me and an average non pilot to be about 5000 feet. Now , I am not an ATP but I do know a couple, and one of them even talks to me, as long there are no other ATPs around, and I estimate a gap of at least 35000 feet between them and me. That would put the gap between an ATP and an average non pilot at 40000 feet, so looks like you are wrong again Maxie. Terry PPL , PhD Downunder |
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On May 24, 10:47*pm, Tina wrote:
Now come on, the gap between a chemist and a non chemist would not be 1000 feet, not down under. It might be 300 meters On May 24, 8:38 am, terry wrote: We are mulitunital down here Tina, in aviation we measure ht in feet and horizontal distance in m. So our VFR rules are to remain clear of cloud by 1000 feet vertically and 1500m horizontally. I kid you not. Terry |
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Terry, I was thinking more of your chemistry background. Even here we
tend to measure, the the chemisty world, distances in meters. Well, nanometers. I really did not know aviation down under used English units, thanks for the education. Are altimeters set in inches of Hg? May 24, 9:14 am, terry wrote: On May 24, 10:47 pm, Tina wrote: Now come on, the gap between a chemist and a non chemist would not be 1000 feet, not down under. It might be 300 meters On May 24, 8:38 am, terry wrote: We are mulitunital down here Tina, in aviation we measure ht in feet and horizontal distance in m. So our VFR rules are to remain clear of cloud by 1000 feet vertically and 1500m horizontally. I kid you not. Terry |
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On May 24, 11:58*pm, Tina wrote:
Terry, I was thinking more of your chemistry background. Even here we tend to measure, the the chemisty world, distances in meters. Well, nanometers. I really did not know aviation down under used English units, thanks for the education. Are altimeters set in inches of Hg? Tina, we are basically metric in Australia but as I understand it feet are used worldwide for altitude in aviation. Our altimeter subscales are in HPa ( although I still call them mbars). 1013.2 HPa =29.92 in Hg. In the petrochemical industry where I work we use a real mish mash of units. For pressure I am forever having to interchange between KPa, mmHg (torr), psi and bars. Terry |
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terry writes:
Tina, we are basically metric in Australia but as I understand it feet are used worldwide for altitude in aviation. Except Russia and China, IIRC. |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
: terry writes: Tina, we are basically metric in Australia but as I understand it feet are used worldwide for altitude in aviation. Except Russia and China, IIRC. You couldn't recall anthing since you've never flown there. Bertie |
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terry writes:
Interesting. As a PhD in chemistry myself I would estimate the knowledge gap with someone with no special knowledge of chemistry to be about 1000 feet. As a pilot , PPL only, I estimate the knowledge gap between me and an average non pilot to be about 5000 feet. Now , I am not an ATP but I do know a couple, and one of them even talks to me, as long there are no other ATPs around, and I estimate a gap of at least 35000 feet between them and me. That would put the gap between an ATP and an average non pilot at 40000 feet, so looks like you are wrong again Maxie. Your logic is flawed. You've expressed an obvious opinion, and then misconstrued it as fact. |
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On May 24, 11:31*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
terry writes: Interesting. *As a PhD in chemistry myself I would estimate the knowledge gap with someone with no special knowledge of chemistry to be about 1000 *feet. *As a pilot , PPL only, *I estimate the knowledge gap between me and an average non pilot to be about 5000 feet. *Now , I am not an ATP but I do know a couple, and one of them even talks to me, as long there are no other ATPs around, *and I estimate a gap of at least 35000 feet between them and me. *That would put the gap between an ATP and an average non pilot at 40000 feet, so looks like you are wrong again Maxie. Your logic is flawed. *You've expressed an obvious opinion, and then misconstrued it as fact. Nah ,it was fact, I got the tape measure out and all, really I did, Terry |
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What part of the word 'estimate' do you not understand?
On May 24, 9:31 am, Mxsmanic wrote: terry writes: Interesting. As a PhD in chemistry myself I would estimate the knowledge gap with someone with no special knowledge of chemistry to be about 1000 feet. As a pilot , PPL only, I estimate the knowledge gap between me and an average non pilot to be about 5000 feet. Now , I am not an ATP but I do know a couple, and one of them even talks to me, as long there are no other ATPs around, and I estimate a gap of at least 35000 feet between them and me. That would put the gap between an ATP and an average non pilot at 40000 feet, so looks like you are wrong again Maxie. Your logic is flawed. You've expressed an obvious opinion, and then misconstrued it as fact. |
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