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Old May 24th 08, 04:01 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
More_Flaps
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Default I give up, after many, many years!

On May 25, 12:38*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.



Do you really think Jo average knows some chemistry? Try asking a few
people what dihydrogenoxide or calcium carbonate is...

Cheers
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Old May 24th 08, 04:24 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Bob Noel
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In article ,
More_Flaps wrote:

Do you really think Jo average knows some chemistry? Try asking a few
people what dihydrogenoxide


It's a poison.

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(goodness, please trim replies!!!)

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Old May 24th 08, 10:10 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
terry
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Default I give up, after many, many years!

On May 25, 1:24*am, Bob Noel
wrote:
In article ,

*More_Flaps wrote:
Do you really think Jo average knows some chemistry? Try asking a few
people what dihydrogenoxide


It's a poison.


yep, it killed one of our prime ministers ( Harold Holt in 1967 )
Terry
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Old May 27th 08, 10:35 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
george
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Default I give up, after many, many years!

On May 25, 9:10 am, terry wrote:

yep, it killed one of our prime ministers ( Harold Holt in 1967 )
Terry
PPL Downunder


He should have gone swimming in gin :-)
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Old May 24th 08, 10:08 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
terry
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On May 25, 1:01*am, More_Flaps wrote:
On May 25, 12:38*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.


Do you really think Jo average knows some chemistry? Try asking a few
people what dihydrogenoxide or calcium carbonate is...

well down here almost everyone goes to high school for at least 4
years and chemisty is compulsory for the first 3 years. Aviation is
not taught at all, except as an elective in the senior high years at a
few select schools. Far more people could tell you the chemical
formula for calcium carbonate and dihydrogen oxide than could tell you
what is meant by an aircraft "stalling".
Terry
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Old May 27th 08, 11:20 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default I give up, after many, many years!

More_Flaps wrote:
what dihydrogenoxide or calcium carbonate is...

Cheers


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