Co-pilot gets sick, stewardess helps land airplane

On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:21:10 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote:

Wingnut writes:

And there goes the Cessna strawman again. When, exactly, did the
subject morph from being a commercial pilot to being a private pilot,
by the way?

Commercial pilots fly Cessnas all the time, including the small ones.

Nobody said they don't; just that their experience tends to be broader
than *just* Cessnas.

Wingnut writes:

Nobody said they don't; just that their experience tends to be broader
than *just* Cessnas.

That can be said of private pilots as well.

On Jun 28, 7:44*am, Wingnut wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:21:10 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote:
Wingnut writes:

And there goes the Cessna strawman again. When, exactly, did the
subject morph from being a commercial pilot to being a private pilot,
by the way?

Commercial pilots fly Cessnas all the time, including the small ones.

Nobody said they don't; just that their experience tends to be broader
than *just* Cessnas.

Well, a commercial certificate means the holder has demonstrated a
different level of piloting proficiency, passed a different written
and is required to hold a different physical certificate. Not that
private pilots can't be as proficient, but they are not required to
be. Most would agree the instrument rating is more difficult to get
than the commercial license, so long as the pilot can pass the
physical. I needed a waiver for the physical (vision).

My airplane is a business (ie point to point travel) tool, I simply
don't need more than a private pilot certificate since neither the
ariplane nor I are for hire.


Cessna strawmen and annoying pilots are MX's strong points. It's been
pretty clear for a long time he doesn't have much of a real life,
spends lots of time in sim and offering his 'wisdom' here.